TPAITE5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) T Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PAITE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands (to be confirmed by family) Date of Death 1979 (to be confirmed by family) Place of Death To be confirmed by family Death Registration Number To be confirmed Headstone/Grave Location To be confirmed by family Next of Kin To be confirmed by family Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Our research indicates that there is a possibility that this is Teariki Paite who died in Rarotonga on 16/05/1979 and is buried at Takuvaine. His date of birth on the headstone is 1899 with his name inscribed as Te’Ariki Takairangi Te-Ra PAITE. To be confirmed by family. 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

MaretoTIMA84541 4th Rarotongan Contingent Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019) < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Mareto Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TIMA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84541 4th Rarotongan Contingent Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019) Also known as Date of Birth 26 years on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/08/1919 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Vainetukai (wife) born Atiu, Tima (father) born Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Tereau (mother) born Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10233430 Additional Information 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/75463734/mareto-tima/ Enlisted in Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and discharged in New Zealand 12 June 1919. Died of tuberculosis which was contracted while serving with the NZEF. "Mareto” is spelt incorrectly on his headstone as “Mereto”. This headstone will be replaced by the CWGC at their expense in due course. Military headstone records age at death as 40, although on enlistment in 1918 in the year prior to his death, his age was recorded as 26. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

AkatauinaTU19322 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Akatauina Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19322 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tu AKATAUINA Tu AKETAUINA Tu TEKEITANA Tu TUKEITANA Ukaitaua AKETAUINA Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/03/1924 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Behind the Cook Islands Christian Church, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Akatauina (father), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345296 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 and was posted to the Rarotongan Company 4 January 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919 after serving with the NZEF for a total of two years and 255 days. Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board records his name as 'T. Aketauina'. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as 'Akatauina Tu'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TinirauRANGIMAKEA60730 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tinirau Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RANGIMAKEA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60730 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tinirau Rangi MAKEA Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/01/1962 (as per military headstone) Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Rangimakea (father), Avarua, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19570933 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 4 February 1918. Embarked on SS Manuka at Wellington 13 June 1918 and disembarked Sydney 24 June 1918. Embarked on SS Port Lyttleton at Sydney 24 June 1918, and disembarked Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Returned to 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

NgaingataraTOTOAERE84570 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngaingatara Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOTOAERE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84570 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Totoroaere NGAINGATARA Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/07/1935 (as per military headstone) Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Totoaere (father), Raeka (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24372675 Additional Information Atested in Rarotonga 10 June 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 12 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI. Headstone states that he died in Rarotonga on 18 July 1935 which could be an incorrect date as other documents record another date. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TearikiKAROTAUA19350 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teariki Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KAROTAUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19350 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Te Ariki KAROTAUA Teariki KAROTANA Te Ariki KAROTANA Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/12/1954 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19540079 Headstone/Grave Location Beside the Cook Islands Christian Church, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Terangi Tepuretu (wife), Tekiiono (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10887380 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga and disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916. Posted to Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917 and to the Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery from 5 October to 8 November 1917. Admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station with Scarlet Fever on 2 August 1918 and then transferred to 48th Stationary Hospital, Gaza 3 August 1918 and to the 44th Stationary Hospital 10 September 1918 and to the Military Infection Hospital, Chanbra 11 September 1918. Admitted to the New Zealand Aotea Convalescent Home from 14 September to 21 September 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 for New Zealand and was discharged 20 March 1919. Also served in the Cook Islands Local Defence Force (Home Guard) during World War Two: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/nzdf-and-researchers-confirm-85-cook-islands-soldiers-eligible-for-second-world-war-service-medals/ https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/cook-islands-war-medals-/106085358 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TearikiPURI60757 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teariki Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PURI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60757 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/06/1973 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19730036 Headstone/Grave Location Kaena Cemetery, Aroa, Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teariki Puri (father), Ataataivi (mother), Marie Cadousteau (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19561929 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 4 February 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 15 November 1918. Sailed from Beirut to Alexandria 17-19 November 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Unmarked grave (April 2024) 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 Recorded (as per enlistment record) NGAVAARUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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

WilfredSTEPHENS16/1517 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Wilfred Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) STEPHENS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1517 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 06/04/1888 (as per war service record) Place of Birth Fiji Date of Death 18/11/1965 Place of Death Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Mr W. F. Stephens (father), Samoa Henry J. Stephens (brother), Suva, Fiji Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE17410943 Additional Information Travelled to New Zealand to enlist at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 28 March 1916 and embarked on SS Ulimaroa Wellington 29 July 1916 as part of the 4th Māori Reinforcements. Disembarked Plymouth, United Kingdom 28 September 1916. Joined New Zealand Pioneer Battalion in France 24 October 1916. WIA (Wounded in Action - severely gassed 6 June 1917 and evacuated to the United Kingdom. Rejoined his battalion 30 December 1917. Detached to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and arrived Egypt 9 February 1918 and posted to Rarotongan Company 7 March 1918. Wounded by shrapnel "probably due to enemy actions" by a suspected booby-trapped item of salvaged ammunition on 21 October 1918 with wounds to left arm, forehead and nose. Evacuated to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, on 24 October 1918, then by hospital train to Cairo on 29 October 1918 and admitted to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia. Discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14174368 Previous Next

RobertSTOWERS16/1416 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Robert Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) STOWERS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1416 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 19/03/1884 (as per war service record) Place of Birth Samoa Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Mrs Mary Stowers (mother), Apia, Samoa Mr James Stowers (father), Apia, Samoa Abigail Stowers (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10284526 Additional Information Travelled from Samoa to New Zealand to enlist 15 February 1916 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked at Wellington 6 May 1916 and arrived in Egypt 23 June 1916. Disembarked Southampton, United Kingdom 7 August 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 27 September 1916. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and arrived in Egypt 5 February 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 5 March 1918 and returned to New Zealand on SS Malta. Discharged 10 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next

Philip EdmundDOYLE41512 Canterbury Regiment, 3rd Battalion, F Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Philip Edmund Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) DOYLE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 41512 Canterbury Regiment, 3rd Battalion, F Company Also known as Date of Birth 03/02/1893 (as per service record) Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands (as per service record) Date of Death 20/10/1917 Place of Death Died of wounds received in the field France or Belgium (as per service record) Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Tyne Cot Memorial Cemetery Reference: N.Z. Apse, Panel 2. Next of Kin Louisa Elizabeth Doyle (wife) Kathleen Doyle (sister) William Henry Doyle (father) Mary Eveline Doyle (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14341051 Additional Information Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/847473/philip-edmund-doyle/ On enlistment on the 12th of July 1915, he was employed in Auckland New Zealand. Arrived Suez 26 October 1915. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/node/7203/ Further Links N/A Previous Next

KavaeitiPEIAA84576 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kavaeiti Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PEIAA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84576 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kavae PEIAA Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 25/09/1967 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19670064 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown. Death Register says buried in Matavera, Rarotonga Next of Kin Iu PEIAA (wife), Peiaa (father), Tari (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11079205 Additional Information Enlisted 12 June 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

NooitiTAIANU60763 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Nooiti Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAIANU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60763 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Taianu NOOITI Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 05/06/1938 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19380012 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Tamarua, Mangaia, Cook Islands. Headstone memorial only. Burial location unknown. Next of Kin Nekeneke Taianu (wife), Tutakimoa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Father from Society Islands (French Polynesia), mother from Mangaia, Cook Islands. Two children on enlistment. Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE17145294 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. The Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'T. Nooiti'. 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

William EdwardWEBSTER81864 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Sergeant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) William Edward Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) WEBSTER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 81864 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 22/08/1881 Place of Birth Auckland, New Zealand Date of Death 19/01/1952 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1952/17826 Headstone/Grave Location Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Block J, Row 16, Plot 64 Next of Kin Amy Webster (mother) Charles Abraham Webster (father) Eileen Webster (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10554693 Additional Information Prior to enlistment, was employed as the manager of the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Auckland. Enlisted 17 January 1918 at 37 years old and commenced training 23 May 1918 at Trentham Military Camp. He was posted to the Rarotongan Reinforcements at Narrow Neck Camp 20 July 1918 and promoted to Sergeant. Discharged 12 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221234474/william-edward-webster Further Links N/A Previous Next

KapiPUTOKO60759 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kapi Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PUTOKO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60759 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 29 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/07/1943 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19430232 Headstone/Grave Location Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Vainetaae Putoko (wife), Putoko (father), Raera (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11247001 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918 and embarked from Wellington 13 June 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Reported sick 24 October 1918 and transferred from Haifa on Hospital Ship Assaye 7 November 1918. Disembarked at Alexandria and admitted to hospital at Abbassia. 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

NamiroMAUORE60657 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Namiro Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MAUORE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60657 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Raiatea, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death 03/08/1943 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19430241 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ngametua Mauore (wife), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11319595 Additional Information Enlistment papers indicate he was a French National born in Raiatea but was resident in Rarotonga. He was in New Zealand 16 February 1918 and enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked 13 June 1918 aboard SS Manuka in Wellington, NZ and disembarked per SS Port Lyttleton in Suez 4 August 1918 and marched in to the Training Regiment. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 20 September 1918. Admitted to 48th Stationary Hospital with measles 23 October 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Pte Mauore’s first wife, Ngametua died 24th April 1923 aged 27 years while giving birth to twins. The twins died nearly a month later. In March 2017, Paula Paniani found the grave of Pte Namiro Mauore in the Nikao cemetery (Nikao Cemetery Restoration Project Rarotonga). Fortunately Pte Mauore’s name was carved into his memorial. There was a slight error in the spelling of the surname - "Mauore" vs "Mouore". On Anzac Day 2017, Paula braved the hot Rarotonga sun to single-handedly re-plaster and paint this soldiers resting place. Pte Namiro Mauore’s official military headstone memorial was unveiled on April 24 2021. Here is a link to the livestream of the headstone unveiling service: https://fb.watch/778pO_Jvhe/ 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 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