AkaitiaKOROITI60748 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Akaitia Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KOROITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60748 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 27/11/1896 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 27/02/1935 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19350081 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Koroiti (father), Tau (mother), Teotue, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10050992 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 12 March 1918. Disembarked Suez from SS Port Lyttleton 4 August 1918. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked on SS Malta for New Zealand 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. In November 2022, we interviewed a descendant who said that the burial location of Pte Akaitia KOROITI was near the current the site of the Bank of the South Pacific in Avarua, Rarotonga. The burial ground was cleared for infrastructure. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Left to right in this photo are the three KOROITI brothers, Pte Oiaua KOROITI 60643, Pte Akaitia KOROITI 60748, Pte Teremaki (TeAkataa) KOROITI 5th Rarotongan Contingent. All three brothers were born on the island of Mangaia. Their sister Rima was the wife of soldier Patu URITAUA 16/1215. Further Links N/A Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentKAMATE16/1185 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KAMATE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1185 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 02/04/1892 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 04/10/1918 Place of Death Israel/Gaza Death Registration Number NZ1918/67871 (post war death registration) Headstone/Grave Location Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Next of Kin Mamanu Kamate (brother), Aorangi, Rarotonga. Ngatoe (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9891100 Additional Information Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/650465/kamati/ Enlisted 29 September 1915 in Rarotonga. Disembarked from SS Navua at Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked for France from Alexandria with the NZ Pioneer Battalion 9 April 1916. On duty with the unit “In the Field" 3 August 1917. Admitted to 4th NZ Field Ambulance 3 December 1917 with burns to face and hands due to a cordite explosion. Transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station 4 December 1917 and to the 10th Stationary Hospital on the same day. Rejoined the NZ Pioneer Battalion 12 January 1918 and was transferred to Egypt 14 January 1918. Embarked for France 21 January 1918 and was posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 February 1918. Admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, Jaffa 28 September 1918 and then to the 47th Stationary Hospital at Gaza 1 October 1918. Passed away of lobar pneumonia 4 October 1918 in Gaza, Egypt. Buried in the Gaza War Cemetery with Chaplain J Anderson officiating. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records and his military headstone spell his name as “Kamati”. His military documentation also uses this name on some occasions. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commonwealth War Graves Commission Further Links N/A Previous Next

NgaruaMATEORA19277 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngarua Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MATEORA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19277 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kite Ngarua MATEORA Date of Birth 09/06/1892 (as per headstone inscription) Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/05/1975 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19750037 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mateora (father), Araia (mother), Kavea Pori (wife), Mere Maearisita (wife, as per headstone inscription) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12324266 Additional Information Enlisted 1st July 1916 in Rarotonga. The New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training and Base Depot was detached to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade at El Arish for a period of time from 22 January 1917. Posted to the Rarotongan Company on 31 July 1917 and detached to 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Reported as dangerously ill with malaria 4 September 1918 and evaluated to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, Cairo and then transferred to 2nd General Hospital 23 September 1918. Returned as an invalid on SS Malta. Discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PaoraTEKII5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Paora Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEKII Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Paora Tekii VARU Date of Birth 20/10/1897 (as per headstone) Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 09/04/1980 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19800017 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tekii Varu (father), Maria Tekii (mother), Ngatupuna Matara Aiteina (wife) Link to Online Service Record Additional Information The 5th Rarotongan Contingent disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918 and were discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Training Camp due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918 that ended World War One. No online war service record Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TioniTUAKANA84554 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tioni Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUAKANA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84554 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as John TUAKANA John MARSTERS Tione MARSTERS John Trego Tamaono MARSTERS Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Palmerston, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/02/1964 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19640027 Headstone/Grave Location Undelivered military headstone located at RSA Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Grave is located at Avatiu Valley Road/Uruau Drive, Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Next of Kin Tamaono Tuakana (father) and VaeVae Marsters (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345474 Additional Information Attested 12 June 1918 in Rarotonga. Arrived in Wellington 21 June 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Camp 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 and embarked on SS Paloona for Rarotonga which arrived in Rarotonga 15 December 1918. There are errors on the private plaque due to errors on other documents. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Ships crew, date unknown. Private Tioni TUAKANA is bottom row at left. Image source: Agnes Armstrong, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Further Links N/A Previous Next

KakinoARATAI84578 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kakino Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ARATAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84578 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 12/04/1946 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19460263 Headstone/Grave Location Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Aratai (father), Mou (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11501880 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckalnd New Zealand 12 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918. Date of death: 12/04/1946 (as per Cook Islands death register and military headstone) 18/02/1970 (as per war service record) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

John WilliamALO84584 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Lance Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) John William Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ALO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84584 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 13/10/1894 Place of Birth Tonga Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Timote Alo (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11230216 Additional Information Enlisted 17 July 1918 in Palmerston North. Resident of OMS School as a clerical student at Longburn, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Discharged 7/12/1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

KakaMATAPO60713 3rd Rarotongan Contingent   < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kaka Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MATAPO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60713 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 1901 Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/08/1919 Place of Death Featherston, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1919/5994 Headstone/Grave Location Featherston, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand Next of Kin Matapo (father), Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10460896 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand . Admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station at Jaffa 25 September 1918, then to the 27th General Hospital, Abbassia 2 October 1918 with adenitis in the neck. After embarkation on SS Malta was sick and remained in the ships hospital for the return voyage. Admitted to Trentham Camp and later Featherston Camp hospitals. Medical Board at Wellington on 11th of February 1919 indicated tuberculosis on both lungs. Died at Featherston Camp Hospital 14 August 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image source: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/kaka-matapo Further Links Commonwealth War Grave Commission listing: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/643518/kaka-matapo/ Previous Next

ArthurYANDALL55012 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Arthur Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) YANDALL Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 55012 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 12/12/1890 (as per war service record) Place of Birth Samoa Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Samoa Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Samoa Next of Kin Otto Yandall (brother), Apia, Samoa Mrs A Tattersall (friend), Ponsonby, Auckland Edward Yandall (father), Samoa Mary Yandall (mother), Samoa Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24552390 Additional Information Prior to enlistment served with the Samoa Reserve Force. A resident in New Zealand for one week prior to his enlistment in Auckland on 1 April 1917. Embarked 26 October 1917 and posted to 7th Company 3rd Battalion Wellington Infantry Regiment in France. Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance sick on 1 January 1918 and was transferred to the 63rd Casualty Clearing Station on 6 January 1918 and then to 13th General Hospital Boulogne on 10 January 1918. After time at 8th Rest Camp when he was transferred to the New Zealand Depot Unit of Supply, Marseille, he transferred to the Rarotongan Company 7 May 1918 and embarked for Egypt 16 May 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 1 July 1918. Returned with Rarotongan Company on SS Malta and discharged in New Zealand on 10 March 1919 stating that he intended to return to Samoa. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next

TangataOPUA60760 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tangata Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) OPUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60760 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Opua TANGATA Date of Birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Manu (sister), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19845953 Additional Information It appears that this soldier was unfit for service and medically discharged in New Zealand Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentTUPU16/1197 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUPU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1197 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 1893 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 27/12/1919 (Rarotonga grave) 08/09/1974 (New Zealand grave) Place of Death There are two gravesites for this soldier, one in Rarotonga and one in New Zealand: Tom TUPU (Rarotonga grave) Tetupu-O-Rongo RAKI aka Tupu RAKI/Raki TUPU (New Zealand grave) Death Registration Number Unknown (Rarotonga) NZ1974/38568 (New Zealand) Headstone/Grave Location 1) Behind Kavera Meeting Hall, Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 2) Papatoetoe Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Ani (mother), Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21348776 Additional Information Enlisted 27 September 1915. Embarked for France at Port Said 9 April 916. Medically boarded and found to be unfit for further service. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Rotorua 17 November 1916. Embarked at Wellington for Rarotonga on SS Paloona 1 March 1917. Discharged 26 March 1917. There are two headstone memorials/plaques showing the same service number for this soldier. The name on the granite military headstone in Rarotonga has been defaced. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Piautu MaramaMANI19262 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Piautu Marama Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MANI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19262 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Piautu MANI Marama Piautu MANI Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 17/08/1956 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19560054 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Te Peta (mother), Piautu Marama (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20681157 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 1 July 1916 and arrived in Egypt 27 December 1916. Employed in the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 12 August 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'M. M. Piautu'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C34218?fbclid=IwAR2ORz2hYXZ2s8uSx0N9kvpWLiUWbjNVltMhnABh0xp3UpxX6m4TbpNOJVc Left to right: 19289 - Sgt. Pa George Karika 19244 - Pte. Karika Iaveta (seated) 19262 - Pte. Piautu Marama Mani (Piautu Mani Marama) Further Links N/A Previous Next

GeorgeTUINUKUAFE60798 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUINUKUAFE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60798 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as George TU'INUKUAFE Date of Birth 14/08/1893 Place of Birth Tonga, Friendly Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin John Tuinukuafe (father), Vavau, Tonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13448467 Additional Information Was working in Auckland New Zealand as a gardener for two years prior to enlistment. Attested 26 March 1918 and posted to Rarotongan Company. Departed Egypt for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1919. Discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919 at his request. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next

JohnHARPER20618 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) John Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) HARPER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 20618 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 30/04/1889 Place of Birth Tonga Date of Death 30/04/1889 Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Mrs Emily Harper (mother), Nuku'alofa, Tonga Tupou Moimoi (wife), Nuku'alofa, Tonga Nani Hapa (child) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10446445 Additional Information Enlisted 9 May 1916 and embarked in Wellington 19 August 1916 to disembark in Devonport, United Kingdom 25 October 1916. Admitted to the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch 27 October 1916 until 12 November 1916. Left for France 9 January 1917 and on 14 January 1917 he was admitted to the 20th General Hospital. In 1917 he had numerous admissions to a variety of medical facilities for illness. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918. Embarked for Egypt 5 June 1918 and arrived at Alexandra 14 June 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 1 July 1918 and admitted to the 33rd Casualty Clearing Station at Jaffa on 2 August 1918 with malaria, transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital 3 August 1918 then 24th Stationary Hospital, Abbassia on 5 August 1918. Discharged Aotea Convalescent Home 18 August 1918. On 10 October 1918 he sustained a GSW (Guns Shot Wound) to the left side of his face and jaw, and was admitted to 76th Casualty Clearing Station at Ludd. Captain Bush's monthly report said this was a suicide attempt and left him with a "very severe wounds to head". Returned as an invalid on SS Malta and on board a Court of Enquiry found that this wound was self inflicted. He was certified as not fit to stand trial by Court Martial. In September 1919 he was a patient at the Woodside Jaw Hospital, Dunedin, and then the orthopaedic ward of Trentham Military Camp Hospital. He returned to Tonga 6 January 1922. His name appears on the Tongan War Memorial as Hapa. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12389951 Previous Next

TeaumaraeTEIVA19324 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teaumarae Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEIVA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19324 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Teivaariki TEAUMARAE Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/09/1916 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1916/10550 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Akeronga (wife), Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12319351 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Arrived in New Zealand 9 July 1916. Died 14 September 1916 at Auckland Hospital New Zealand of pneumonia. Commonwealth War Graves Commissions listing: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642941/teaumarae-teiva/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Further Links N/A Previous Next

AratangiTOPAITI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Aratangi Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOPAITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Unknown Date of Death 11/11/1977 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19770087 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Turi Turua (wife), V. A. Benioni (daughter), Numaiti (mother), Topaiti (father) Link to Online Service Record Additional Information The 5th Rarotongan Contingent disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918 and were discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Training Camp due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918 that ended World War One. No Online war service record. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

George WilliamWHEELER8/2760 Otago Infantry Battalion, "D" Coy. 2nd Battalion < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George William Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) WHEELER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 8/2760 Otago Infantry Battalion, "D" Coy. 2nd Battalion Also known as Date of Birth 16/12/1892 Place of Birth Reading, Berkshire, England Date of Death 01/10/1916 Place of Death Somme, Northern France Death Registration Number Headstone/Grave Location Memorialised at Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France Next of Kin Ernest (Father) Elizabeth Ann Biggs (mother), died 1899 Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20837149 Additional Information Killed in Action. His father Ernest was an employee of the Union Steam Ship Company and his family were living in Rarotonga between approximately 1915 and 1919. Ernest's second wife Louisa gave birth to a son, Philip George Arthur, in Rarotonga 15/05/1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Image source: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/george-william-wheeler Further Links Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentMATAIO16/1187 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MATAIO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1187 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Metua MATAIO Mataio METUA Paitai METUA Mataio PATAI Date of Birth 1890 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 22/12/1945 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Paitai (father), Avarua, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11440059 Additional Information Enlisted 30 September 1915 and embarked for Egypt 4 February 1916. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 and later transferred to France with the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 9 April 1916. On leave 27 July to 9 August 1917. Admitted to hospital 23 October 1917 to 27 October 1917. Detached to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and embarked for Egypt 21 January 1918. Admitted to various hospital units 30 June to 20 July 1918. Admitted to 36th Stationary Hospital 26 July 1918 and discharged to duty 30 July 1918. Embarked for New Zealand 14 December 1918. After disembarkation from SS Malta was sick and remained in New Zealand for treatment at Featherston Camp until embarking on SS Moana for Rarotonga 1 April 1919. Discharged 5 May 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next