TangataOPUA60760 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tangata Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) OPUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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

TereRUA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tere Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tererua RUAPU Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 22/04/1923 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19230255 Headstone/Grave Location Akaripe, Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Unknown Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918. Discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Camp due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918. Headstone records name as 'Tere RAUPU'. 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

PaiTEIPO84543 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Pai Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TEIPO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84543 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 01/09/1899 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/02/1919 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1919/675 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Ngapuna (mother), Teipo (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10174956 Additional Information Enlisted 12 June 1918 in Rarotonga and discharged 7 December 1918. Not listed on Atiu cenotaph April 2019. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642940/pai-teipo/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642940/pai-teipo/ Further Links N/A Previous Next

NgatitautuTAI60717 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngatitautu Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60717 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Ngati Tautu TAI Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/04/1962 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19620036 Headstone/Grave Location Ruatonga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Pukaia (wife), Tai (father), Te Paeru (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18646175 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 14/04/1962 (as per Cook Islands death register) 15/04/1962 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

OiauaKOROITI60643 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Oiaua Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KOROITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60643 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 29/04/1899 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 04/11/1958 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19580032 Headstone/Grave Location Avatiu/Ruatonga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teinaiti (father), Mangaia, Ua (mother), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19316378 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 04/11/1958 (as per Cook Islands death register) 05/11/1958 (as per military headstone) 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

UpokoURIA84563 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Upoko Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) URIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84563 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 19/05/1950 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19500004 Headstone/Grave Location Poeaiai Rd, behind Babe’s Hotel, Tavaenga Rd, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Aerengaroi Uria (wife), Uria (father), Araia (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21358616 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 12 June 1918. Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 10 July 1918. Discharged 6 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI. Date of death: 19/05/1950 (as per Cook Islands death register) 20/05/1950 (as per military headstone and Roll Call) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

IotevaNGAVAARUA19242 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ioteva Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) NGAVAARUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19242 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Ioteva NGAVARUA Ngavaarua IOTEVA Date of Birth 1888 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/10/1930 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19300204 Headstone/Grave Location Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Taa (mother), Ngavaarua / Ngavarua (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18781576 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Arrived in Egypt 27 December 1916 and transferred to New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade, El Arish on 12 March 1917. Marched out to Kantara 7 April 1917. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 23 August 1918. On 4 March 1918 he received an accidental bayonet wound to the head from a comrade. An investigation attached no blame to anyone. Taken to 45th Stationary Hospital and then via the 6th Hospital Train to the 24th Stationary Hospital. From there he was admitted to the New Zealand Aotea Convalescent Home. In October 1917 he strained his back carrying an 8-inch shell at Belah and developed a medical condition that plagued him until discharge as he was declared “no longer fit for military duties as a result of injury”. Returned as an invalid on SS Malta and was discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

RereTAOI19302 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Rere Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAOI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19302 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Rere TAORI Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 5/10/1923 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Taoi (father), Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18589438 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Disembarked ex. SS Malwa Suez 27 December 1916. Posted to the NZ Mounted Rifle Brigade at El Arish from January to March 1917 and then to the Rarotongan Company at Kantara. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

IngatuNGAIPU84503 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ingatu Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) NGAIPU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84503 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 21 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/11/1918 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1918/8946 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Ponina (mother) Aitutaki, Cook Islands Matai Ngaipu (father), Atiu Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11484573 Additional Information Attested at Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 July 1918. Died of influenza 10 November 1918 after being ill for 11 days. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642932/ingatu-ngaipu/ Not listed on Atiu cenotaph April 2019 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642932/ingatu-ngaipu/ Further Links N/A Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentTANEAO16/1201 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 Given (as per enlistment record) TANEAO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1201 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Taneao KIRITAKAU Date of Birth 10/1894 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/08/1969 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1969/31180 Headstone/Grave Location Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Kiri (father), Matavera, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18386496 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 25 September 1915. Disembarked Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked at Port Said for France 9 April 1916. Mid and late 1916 he was admitted to a number of medical facilities for sickness as a result of aggravation to an old break in his arm. Mid 1917 again admitted to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, and then medically downgraded and classified as unfit for further service on 29 October 1917. Embarked for New Zealand at Liverpool on SS Ruahine and discharged in New Zealand 16 March 1918. His grave is unmarked. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

LutiATA84588 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Luti Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) ATA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84588 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands (as per service record) Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Manasi (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10213500 Additional Information Enlisted 8 August 1918 and discharged 5 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TeataupuruTAUTAHANA19317 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teataupuru Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAUTAHANA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19317 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 31/12/1885 Place of Birth Raivavae, Austral Islands, French Polynesia Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Teata Tautipa (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10185530 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Detached to 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 11 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Admitted to 77th Casualty Clearing Station at Jaffa with a septic right leg on 24 April 1918 and transferred to 43rd Stationary Hospital at Kilo 151 before being admitted to 27th General Hospital 30 April 1918. Admitted to Aotea Convalescent Home between 3 May 1918 to 25 May 1918. Admitted to 27th General Hospital with influenza between 21 May 1917 and 25 May 1918. Admitted to a rest camp between 27 May 1918 and 5 June 1918. Rejoined the Rarotongan Company 1 October 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 for New Zealand. Discharged 20 March 1919. Married 24 December 1909. Child (Terai) born 12 February 1912. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

JamAPERAU19246  2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Jam Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) APERAU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19246 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Takitai Teariki APERAU Jim APERAU Date of Birth 1887 (as per headstone inscription) Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/09/1967 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19670062 Headstone/Grave Location Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Te Kuraatua (mother), Te Ariki Aperau (father), Teeinuki (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10074906 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 and embarked at Wellington 16 November 1916 on SS Manuka to disembark at Suez 27 December 1916. Attached to New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot, El Arish and posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Assigned to the 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October to 9 November 1917. Admitted to various hospitals over the next few months. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 for New Zealand and discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A 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 Given (as per enlistment record) TOPAITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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

EnuaROIKINO60734 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Enua Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) ROIKINO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60734 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Enuakore ROIKINO Date of Birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/09/1926 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Headstone location: Muri, Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Died at sea by drowning. Headstone memorial is at a home in Muri. It is possible that this headstone was given to the family of Pte Rorini KINO 60739 because they were possibly brothers. Headstone relettered by our team in November 2022 Next of Kin Enua Roikino (wife), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19333368 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Injured his right hand "interfering" with a pom-pom cartridge in a camp in Palestine. Admitted to 110th Casualty Clearing Station and then to the 20th and 36th Hospitals, Kantara. Discharged 23 October 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TangianauKIRIITI84568 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tangianau Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KIRIITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84568 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 36 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/11/1930 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Parekore (mother), Kiriiti (father), Mateoraa (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10062668 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 10 July 1918 and discharged 7 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

CharlieROI19240 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Charlie Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) ROI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19240 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Charles/Charlie Roi STRICKLAND Date of Birth 01/11/1895 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 24/09/1951 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19510025 Headstone/Grave Location Military headstone memorial is located at Takapora, opposite the Aitutaki hospital. Information received from descendent Tina Iro indicates that this soldier is buried with his wife Tarita and son Robert in one grave in front of the Paratrooper Accommodation next to Rino’s Motel, Ureia, Aitutaki, Cook Islands. The headstones were removed from the graves, and the family then took Private Charlie Roi’s military headstone to their home opposite the hospital and erected a memorial. Next of Kin Tukoe (mother), George Taoro Strickland (father), Rupe (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19331679 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked at Suez from SS Malwa 27 December 1916. Marched in and posted to Training Units and Depots. Marched out to El Arish 27 January 1917. Posted to Rarotongan Company 31 July 1917. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919 after serving for two years and 255 days. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

VictorEMANUEL43723 26th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Victor Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) EMANUEL Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 43723 26th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also Known As Date of Birth 1885 (as per war service record. Exact date unknown) Place of Birth Christchurch, New Zealand Date of Death 23/02/1940 Place of Death Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1940/22215 Headstone/Grave Location Karoro Cemetery, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand Next of Kin Charles Emanuel (brother), Blenheim, New Zealand Mary Jane Edwards Emanuel (mother), born Birmingham England John (Jack) Emanuel (father), born India Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14978711 Additional Information Embarked Wellington 9 June 1917 and disembarked Devonport, United Kingdom 25 July 1917. Ill in hospitals in United Kingdom until 19 March 1918 and detached to Rarotongan Company from New Zealand Engineer Reserve Depot, United Kingdom, and transferred via Etaples and Marseille. On 29 May 1918 discharged from 57th General Hospital France and posted to 3rd Depot Unit of Supply at Bass-de-Raboub with Corporal Shearman. Embarked on SS Canberra 5 June 1918 and transferred sick to Manoel Military Hospital, Malta 11 June 1918 and later transferred to St George Barrack, Malta on 6 July 1918 awaiting passage to Egypt. Arrived Egypt 17 August 1918 and transferred to the Rarotongan Company 18 August 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919. Other than his service in the Rarotongan Company his connection with Pacific Islanders is not clear as mother born in England and father in India. On enlistment he was described as having a dark complexion, curly black hair and brown eyes. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next