JohnMITCHELL60672 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) John Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MITCHELL Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60672 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 24/07/1890 Place of Birth Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death 28/04/1934 Place of Death Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Next of Kin Wina Mitchell (wife), Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Allen Mitchell (father) born New York, USA Maria (mother) born Mitiaro, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10383142 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 9 February 1918 and at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company in the field 20 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 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

Te AurahiKORA16/398 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Te Aurahi Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KORA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/398 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Also known as Peter Te Aurahi KORA Date of Birth 1891 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/06/1962 Place of Death Wanganui, New Zealand Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, New Zealand Next of Kin Kora (father), Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10792982 Additional Information On enlistment 20 October 1914, he was employed in Whanganui, New Zealand and was married with one child. His father Kora from the island of Aitutaki was listed as his next of kin on his service records. Member of the New Zealand Native Contingent in Malta 5 June 1915. Embarked for Gallipoli 30 June 1915. Admitted to a hospital in Mudros 5 October 1915 with typhoid. Evacuated by hospital ship to England Hospital Birmingham 5 December 1915 before being transferred to the 4th London General Hospital. Assessed as unfit due to sickness and returned to New Zealand via New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno 28 October 1916. Wounded in action although location and date not specified. On 16 January 1917 had a shell splinter removed from his left knee in Whanganui Hospital, New Zealand. Discharged in New Zealand 26 March 1917 as no longer fit due to illness. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

John RuruMAOATE60687 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) John Ruru Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MAOATE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60687 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 1897 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/12/1924 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19240572 Headstone/Grave Location Turangi, Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Maoate (father), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Rabara (mother), Samoa Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10895845 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and transferred to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Died in Rarotonga 16 December 1924 of tuberculosis. 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 enlistmentMAHOA16/1212 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) MAHOA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1212 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Mahoa NAHI Maoa NAHI Mahoa NAHEI Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Bora Bora, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death 03/02/1956 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19560003 Headstone/Grave Location Takuvaine Valley, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Piharao or Nehei (father), Parapara, Rarotonga, Teatuanui (mother), Urikore (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21442001 Additional Information Attested at Rarotonga 24 September 1915. Arrived at Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked for France 9 April 1916. Wounded in action (shrapnel wounds) at the battle of the Somme on 15 September 1916. Embarked and returned to New Zealand per SS Rotorua 17 November 1916. Embarked on SS Paloona from Wellington to Rarotonga 1 March 1917 and was discharged medically unfit from the 1st Rarotongan Contingent 26 March 1917. Also known as Mahoa Nahei, and under this name he re-enlisted on 12 February 1918 into the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent, but was granted leave without pay on 20 April 1918. The National Archives of the Cook Islands record that he claimed a pension in 1920. Date of death: 03/02/1956 (as per Cook Islands death register) 03/03/1956 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

JamesSILVA16/1541 4th Maori Reinforcements, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) James Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) SILVA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1541 4th Maori Reinforcements, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as James Victorino SILVA Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth New Zealand Date of Death 12/6/1963 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1963/38581 Headstone/Grave Location Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Mrs Silva (wife), Nuku'alofa, Tonga Ethel Elizabeth Silva (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21126935 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 8 April 1916. Joined New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 30 October 1916 in France and WIA (Wonded in Action) with a GSW (Gun Shot Wound) to the leg 7 June 1917. Treated in hospitals in France and 2nd NZ General Hospital, United Kingdom. On return to the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion he was transferred to the Rarotongan Company 24 April 1918 and posted to 3rd New Zealand Depot Unit of Supply, Marseille, 29 April 1918 to await shipment to Egypt. Embarked for Egypt 5 June 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 15 July 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 7 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Image source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james-victorino-silva Further Links Previous Next

RaePIANI84505 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Rae Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PIANI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84505 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rae PIANI Rae TAUPIANI Rae TAU PIANI Date of Birth 18 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Java (aka “Iva”) Piani (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19522366 Additional Information Enlisted 14 June 1918. Admitted to hospital August 1918. Granted LWP (Leave Without Pay) October 1918 and discharged as medically unfit for service. Also served in the Cook Islands Local Defence Force in WWII. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

NgaNAEITI60769 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Nga Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) NAEITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60769 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ngatamaine a NAEITI Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/01/1921 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19210306 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Naeiti (father), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10768291 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918 and embarked for Egypt 6 June 1918. Posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade Training Regiment and Base Depot at Ismailia 4 August 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919, and embarked on the vessel SS Paloona bound for Rarotonga, Cook Islands. On discharge, the Medical Board indicated tuberculosis. https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/116716348/forgotten-wwi-war-dead-honoured-100-years-on : “On Friday, on the basis of research done by Cate Walker, Howard Weddell, Paula Paniani and Bobby Nicholas, the names of six Cook Islands soldiers were added to the New Zealand and Commonwealth War Graves Commission's official rolls of honour.” Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave announced October 2019 https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75463731/nga-naeiti/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TuaiviMOSE10/2711 Wellington Infantry Battalion, Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tuaivi Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MOSE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 10/2711 Wellington Infantry Battalion, Rarotongan Company Also known as Tuaiwi MOSE Date of Birth 02/11/1893 (as per headstone) Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/09/1973 Place of Death Wellington, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1973/48742 Headstone/Grave Location Porirua Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand Next of Kin Varopana Mose (sister), Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10187024 Additional Information On enlistment his occupation was “Seaman”. Enlisted 19 April 1915, then transferred to the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 22 January 1916. Promoted to Corporal 11 November 1916.Wounded In Action 27 May 1917 France.Transferred to Rarotongan Company 5 June 1918 after hospital treatment. Transferred from the 8th Rest Camp to Supply Depot Marseille for a passage to Egypt 16 May 1918 via SS Canberra. Appointed Temp Sergeant 22 July 1918. Was ill with malaria in 27th General Hospital in Cairo August and September 1918. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta and discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919. Some words from granddaughter Matakeu (Mata) Parakoti: “Thank you grandpa for making a difference. I must say, it has been a long road for me personally to get your story turned into a book. I know if you had lived long enough you would have arranged for it to be published. I mulled it over for years before making the decision last year to progress with my dream of getting your story published. It is something I thought would never be achieved. At last, I feel a tremendous relief and pride that my dream to have your story printed professionally has come to fruition. One of your greatest achievements was writing your own life history so that your descendants would know what you did during the Great War and your life after it. It is a great story and it is unique because you wrote it yourself. You gave your service to your people, New Zealand and the Cook Islands with a special mention of Aitutaki, Cook Islands where you originally came from. You are my hero and you deserve to be respected and remembered as a Kiwi and a Cook Islands Anzac veteran. It is hoped that from reading his story his descendants will know what he did during the Great War and what happened to him in his life after this. His story could be used for future generations as a guide to what war does to individuals and how it can change their lives as they strive to forget the horrible things that they witnessed in the conflict.” Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MaRUAPORO19263 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ma Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RUAPORO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19263 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ma Ruaporo PEIAA Date of Birth 20/04/1889 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/05/1966 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19660066 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Peiaa (father), Tangata Moeone (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10870130 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Disembarked at Suez from the SS Malwa 27 December 1916 and was posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Admitted to the 77th Casualty Clearing Station at Jaffa 2 May 1917 with malaria and was transferred to the 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza on the 6 May 1917 and the 24th Stationary Hospital at Kantara before being transferred to 27th General Hospital, Cairo 9 May 1917. He was admitted to the Aotea Convalescent Home between 13 May 1917 to 17 May 1917 and was then posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot, Moascar. Rejoined the Rarotongan Company 1 July 1918. Admitted to 129th Combined Field Ambulance 5 September 1918 with measles and was evacuated to the 48th Stationary Hospital 15 September 1918, the 44th Stationary Hospital on 23 September and the Military Infection Hospital 26 September 1918 before being admitted to Aotea Convalescent Home between 8 October 1918 and 14 October 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on the SS Malta 14th of December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. In May 2022, the military headstone was not on the grave and was stored with the family in Titikaveka, Rarotonga. In January 2023, the headstone was restored by Paula Paniani and installed on the refurbished grave Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TerongoTUAKEO19327 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019) < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Terongo Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUAKEO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19327 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019) Also known as Tuakeo TERONGO Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 06/07/1919 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19200101 Headstone/Grave Location Tengatangi, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Terongo (father), Atiu, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345485 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916. Hospitalised in 26th Stationary Hospital 9 January 1917 with tuberculosis. Invalided and embarked 7 March 1917 to New Zealand on SS Willochra. Discharged 18 August 1917 and departed New Zealand on 24 July 1917 to return to Aitu. Died 6 July 1919 in Atiu of tuberculosis contracted while serving. Both names are spelt incorrectly on his military headstone as 'TERONGA TUAKEA'. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'T. Terongo'. Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019): https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/116716348/forgotten-wwi-war-dead-honoured-100-years-on “On Friday, on the basis of research done by Cate Walker, Howard Weddell, Paula Paniani and Bobby Nicholas, the names of six Cook Islands soldiers were added to the New Zealand and Commonwealth War Graves Commission's official rolls of honour.” https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75463736/terongo-tuakeo/ Headstone/grave images taken April 2019 and April 2025 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Front and reverse of soldier photo with permission of Auckland War Memorial Museum: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C34299 Further Links N/A Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentTARINGA16/1199 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) TARINGA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1199 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Taringa MATEAENGA Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/08/1916 Place of Death France Death Registration Number NZ1918/60937 (post war death registration) Headstone/Grave Location Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France Next of Kin Mateaenga (father), Atiu Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19446005 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 25 September 1915 and embarked for Egypt on SS Navua 5 February 1916. Embarked for France 9 April 1916 as part of the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion. From 3 to 13 June 1916 he was admitted to the 7th General Hospital, St Omers, with measles and rejoined the battalion on 15 June 1916 at Armentieres. On 4 August 1916 he was admitted and was transferred from 2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France. He died of pneumonia 15 August 1916 and is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as “TARINGA MATEAENGA” Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/204118/taringa/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

WilliamMcCOY7/627 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles 3rd and 16th Maori Reinforcements Rarotongan Company, 4th Rarotongan Contingent South African (Boer) War 1899-1902 service number: 6832 WWII service number: 63146 < Back Highest Rank Second Lieutenant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) William Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) McCOY Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 7/627 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles 3rd and 16th Maori Reinforcements Rarotongan Company, 4th Rarotongan Contingent South African (Boer) War 1899-1902 service number: 6832 WWII service number: 63146 Also known as Date of Birth 17/04/1886 Place of Birth Melbourne, Australia (as per war service record) Date of Death 5/11/1951 Place of Death Christchurch, New Zealand Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Percy McCoy (father) born New Zealand Mrs A. McCoy (mother) born Australia Emily Jane McCoy (wife), Christchurch New Zealand Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20856629 Additional Information Enlisted 21 August 1914. Served with the Imperial Light Horse during the South African (Boer) War 1899-1902. WIA (Wounded in Action) in the abdomen at Gallipoli. Returned to New Zealand wounded in February 1916. Re-embarked July 1917 and transferred to the Canterbury Mounted Rifles then transferred to the Rarotongan Company and promoted to Second Lieutenant to replace Lieutenant Coull in November 1917. Returned to New Zealand in October 1918 due to health issues from his old wound. Posted to Narrow Neck Military Training Camp November 1918 to embark with the 4th Rarotongan Contingent. Discharged 20 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Image source: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C49005 Further Links https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20087334 Previous Next

George MatangaroGREIG29551 Grenadier Guards British Army < Back Highest Rank Guardsman First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Matangaro Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) GREIG Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 29551 Grenadier Guards British Army Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Rakahanga, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Date of Death 01/07/1971 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Cremated remains later interred in Rakahanga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number NZ1961/29445 Headstone/Grave Location Pte George Matangaro Greig and his wife Hetty's ashes (cremated in Auckland New Zealand) are interred in the patu of the grave of Paulo Matangaro (George’s father) on the family motu of Hunanui in Rakahanga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Grandson of William Greig, King of Fanning Islands and his Rakahanga, Cook Islands wife Te Anau. Link to Online Service Record Additional Information No online war service record Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References No known copyright restrictions Further Links https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/12969-black-soldiers-in-ww1-british-army/page/3/ Previous Next

TearapoTUOE19316 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tearapo Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUOE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19316 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kamana TEARAPO Kamana TUOE Tuoe TEARAPO Tuoe KAMANA Date of Birth 1886 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/10/1955 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19550014 Headstone/Grave Location Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Karoke (mother), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14532189 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked Suez from SS Malwa 27 December 1916. Marched in and posted to Training Units and Depots. Marched out to El Arish 22 January 1917. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Embarked on SS Assaye in Haifa 7 November 1918 and disembarked Alexandria 9 November 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Rarotonga records name as 'T KAMANA. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as 'TUOE TEARAPO'. Headstone inscription records the name as 'KAMANA TUOE'. We photographed the military headstone in front of a house in April 2019. In April 2025, we were taken to the unmarked grave in an old burial ground. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TutaiTUAKANAKORE84534 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tutai Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUAKANAKORE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84534 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tuakanakore TUAKANA Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 24/12/1967 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19667014A Headstone/Grave Location Death registration says buried in Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. We have been advised that this soldier is buried next to the Nikao Cemetery opposite the Rarotonga Airport where the aviation fuel tanks are located. This information was given to us by Rimamaki Nooapii, also known as Mama Taungake from Ruatonga Avatiu. Next of Kin Tuakanakore (father), Aremakiiti (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13523594 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 12 June 1918. Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI. The military headstone on the grave of Tauinekore KAUVAREVAI 84582 in Mangaia incorrectly records the service number and name of Tutai TUAKANAKORE 84534. Our research leads us to believe that this soldier’s headstone has been incorrectly placed on the grave of Tuainekore KAUVAREVAI 84582 in Mangaia. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Kiro LukeADAM16/1007 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kiro Luke Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ADAM Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1007 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion Also known as Kiro Luke Adam MANUELA Date of Birth 01/06/1893 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 7/10/1917 Place of Death Belgium Death Registration Number NZ1918/65677 (post war death registration) Headstone/Grave Location New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Next of Kin Manuel Luke (Step brother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11505894 Additional Information Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/451902/kiro-luke-adam/ On enlistment on the 12th of July 1915, he was employed in Auckland New Zealand. Arrived Suez 26 October 1915. Posted to Auckland Infantry Battalion 19 January 1916. Embarked for France 9 July 1916 and re-joined with the New Zealand (Māori Pioneer) Battalion as a bomber 9 November 1916. Returned from leave to "In the Field" 29 July 1917. Killed in Action while with the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 7 October 1917. Buried “in the field” 3 miles north east of Ypres, Belgium, and later moved to New Irish Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links https://www.cookislandsnews.com/letters-to-the-editor/beautiful-letter-to-fallen-ci-son/ https://www.cookislandsnews.com/local/ripples-of-love-and-friendship-from-belgium/ Previous Next

TaikokoELIA84515 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taikoko Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ELIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84515 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 12/07/1899 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/11/1938 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19380887 Headstone/Grave Location Amuri, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teina Elia (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18551287 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TiaanaIRO60715 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tiaana Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) IRO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60715 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/02/1967 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19670043 Headstone/Grave Location Tikioki, Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Iro (father), Titikaveka Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11060887 Additional Information Enlisted Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Embarked on SS Manuka from Wellington 13 June 1918. Disembarked at Sydney 18 June 1918 and embarked SS Port Lyttleton from Sydney 24 June 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 20 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next