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  • Tere, KAINUKU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TereKAINUKU5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Acting Sergeant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tere Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KAINUKU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 14/01/1890 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/07/1975 Place of Death Tokoroa, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1975/43661 Headstone/Grave Location Tokoroa Cemetery, Tokoroa, New Zealand Next of Kin Unknown 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

  • Tongia, TIONI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TongiaTIONI60686 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tongia Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TIONI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60686 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/01/1963 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19630002A Headstone/Grave Location Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Makituki Tioni (wife), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14376603 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked 13 June 1918 to disembark at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Returned as an invalid on SS Malta and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 15/01/1963 (as per Cook Islands death register) 16/01/1963 (as per military headstone) Until April 2024, the headstone had been on family land at Turangi, Ngatangiia, Rarotonga. The family reunited the headstone with the grave in the Panama Catholic Cemetery, and an unveiling service was held on the eve of Anzac Day, April 24 2024 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Kirikava, ATAI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    KirikavaATAI84546 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kirikava Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) ATAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84546 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Atai KIRIKAVA Date of Birth 21 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/05/1959 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19590013 Headstone/Grave Location Amuri, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tuamaki K Atai (wife), Atai (father), Elizabeth (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10060860 Additional Information Enlisted 10 July 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand and discharged 7 December 1918. Date of death: 28/05/1959 (as per Cook Islands death register) 29/05/1959 (as per miltary headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Willie, RUKA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    WillieRUKA19303 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Willie Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RUKA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19303 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Also Known As Date of Birth 1885 Place of Birth Pukapuka, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/01/1917 Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, Australia Next of Kin Ikara (mother), Puka Puka Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19347791 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 1 July 1916. After embarking he developed pneumonia on the troopship and was put into hospital in Sydney. Mrs Williams, Secretary of the New Zealand Soldiers Reception Society, promised to look after him in convalescence. He died 28 January 1917 at Coast Hospital, Sydney, Australia and was buried in the military section of Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, Australia 30 January 1917. He is the only Cook Islands WWI soldier who enlisted in the Cook Islands and died while serving to be buried in Australia. Commonwealth War Graves Commission listing: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2745380/willie-ruka/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image source: The Onward Project https://www.facebook.com/174295589391337/posts/1287958004691751/?d=n Newspaper article source: Sydney Morning Herald Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2745380/willie-ruka/ Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Rehoboama, TEARETOA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    RehoboamaTEARETOA60678 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Rehoboama Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TEARETOA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60678 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Reboama TEARETOA Date of Birth 1892 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 22/02/1977 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19770010 Headstone/Grave Location Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (next to the old packing shed) Next of Kin Upoko Tamati Tearetoa (wife), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11176525 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Embarked 13 June 1918 for Egypt, and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 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

  • Only one name recorded on enlistment, PATU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    Only one name recorded on enlistmentPATU16/1215 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) PATU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1215 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Patu TITA Tita PATU Patu URITAUA Date of Birth 14/08/1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/02/1967 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19670011 Headstone/Grave Location Previously located at Makiroa Mitchell Family Plot, Hillside, Avatiu Valley, Rarotonga Cook Islands. In November 2023, we were advised by family members that this grave and three others were exhumed and reburied at the family house at Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Next of Kin Moetaua (brother), Avarua, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19500747 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 27 September 1915. Disembarked at Suez from SS Navua 15 March 1916 and embarked for France 9 April 1916. Wounded in Action 18 October 1917 with a gun shot wound to his left arm. Rejoined the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 21 October 1917. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and disembarked at Alexandria 4 February 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 18/02/1967 (as per Cook Islands death register) 28/02/1967 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • James Dobson, CAMPBELL | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    James DobsonCAMPBELL12/1578 Auckland Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements Also served in WWII: NZ405206 Flying Officer Royal New Zealand Air Force < Back Highest Rank: Lieutenant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) James Dobson Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) CAMPBELL Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 12/1578 Auckland Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements Also served in WWII: NZ405206 Flying Officer Royal New Zealand Air Force Also Known As Date of Birth 06/02/1890 Place of Birth Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland Date of Death 13/11/1970 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1970/48999 Headstone/Grave Location There are memorials in Turoa Rarotonga for J.D. Campbell and his wife. We are seeking family confirmation that their ashes are interred at this location. Next of Kin Upokotiao Tiao Nicholas Manavaroa Campbell, wife Tauariki Esme Campbell, Te Vaine Moeroa Ki Taputapuatea Campbell, Moeroa (Te Vahine Kitaputa) Campbell, children Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12344035"https://natlib.govt.nz/records/30654024 Additional Information In 1922, he formed the RSA in the Cook Islands and was elected as its first president, a position he held for many years. Awarded an M.B.E. and was the Commissioner of Scouts for Cook Islands Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links https://jf-stamps.dk/en-gb/lot/92002/cook-islands-1960-scouts-postcard-foto-type-with-captain-j-d-campbell-m-b-e Previous Next

  • Manuela, KITAI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    ManuelaKITAI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Manuela Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KITAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 21 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 04/05/1956 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19560005 Headstone/Grave Location Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Unknown 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

  • Taau, TAUNGA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TaauTAUNGA60736 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taau Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAUNGA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60736 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/06/1957 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19570019 Headstone/Grave Location Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ngapoko (sister), Taunga (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18589458 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 per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 11/06/1957 (as per Cook Islands death register) 14/06/1957 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Tearii, TORU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TeariiTORU60645 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tearii Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TORU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60645 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/01/1955 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Cemetery next to the Latter-day Saints Church, Avarua/Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Toru (father), Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12326063 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per 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

  • Vaine, TEPURETU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    VaineTEPURETU19344 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Vaine Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TEPURETU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19344 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 01/05/1945 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19450108 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (across the road from the Hartel Shop in Tupapa near the fishing club). Next of Kin Rima (mother), Terekia (father), Tangi (1st wife), Maki (2nd wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10024465 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 10 March 1917. On 28 July 1917 he was admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital at El Arish with a gun shot wound (GSW) to the left arm. Transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara 28 July 1917 and to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia on 4 August 1917. Rejoined the Rarotongan Company at Belah 23 August 1917. From 5 October 1917 to 9 November 1917 was attached to 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery. On 2 May 1918 he was admitted to 77th Casualty Clearing Station in Jaffa with conjunctivitis before being transferred to 47th Stationary Hospital in Gaza on 7 May 1918 and then 44th Stationary Hospital, Abbassia on 13 May 1918. Rejoined the Rarotongan Company 28 May 1918. On 25 June 1918 he was admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital with bronchitis and was in a rest camp in Ismailia from 9 September 1918 to 19 September 1918. Embarked on SS Malta for New Zealand 14 December 1918 and was admitted to the ship's hospital between 29 September 1918 and 7 January 1919, and again admitted 24 January 1919. Discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Naero, KIRI KIRI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    NaeroKIRI KIRI19253  2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Naero Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KIRI KIRI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19253 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Naero KIRIKIRI Kirikiri NAERO Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands as confirmed by descendant Pati Tutaka Kaiaruna (aka Mama Naero) April 2025 Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Buried on the road to the Ana Takitaki Cave in Areora in a burial ground that is inaccessible Next of Kin Mrs Naero (mother), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10890948 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga and embarked for Egypt on 16 November 1916 to arrive in Suez on 27 December 1916. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 31 July 1917 and detached to 97th Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, between 11 October 1917 and 9 November 1917. Admitted to 129th Field Ambulance with measles on 25 August 1918 and then to 48th Stationary Hospital, Kantara 23 September 1918. Transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home between 2 October 1918 and 10 October 1918 before embarking for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board records name as 'K. NAERO'. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as “KIRIKIRI NAERO” Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Teokotai, TAOPUA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TeokotaiTAOPUA60780 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teokotai Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAOPUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60780 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/09/1945 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19450155 Headstone/Grave Location Takuvaine Valley Cemetery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Taopua (father), Parekura, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18588457 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 and served with the NZ Mounted Rifle Bde. Training Regiment and Base Depot. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Headstone relettered by our conservators April 2025. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • William Saunderson, COOPER | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    William SaundersonCOOPER10/1450 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment New Zealand Pioneer Battalion < Back Highest Rank: Captain First Name/s (as per enlistment record) William Saunderson Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) COOPER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 10/1450 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Also Known As Date of Birth 09/05/1882 Place of Birth Derbyshire, United Kingdom Date of Death 17/10/1943 Place of Death Porirua, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1943/29112 Headstone/Grave Location Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, New Zealand Soldiers Section, Plot 15 1/3 Next of Kin Eva May (Ashwood) Cooper (wife) Frank Saunderson Cooper (son, born 1906) Frederick James Cooper (son, born 1908) Eric William Cooper (son, born 1911) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21384329 Additional Information On enlistment was a Government Official in the Cook Islands Administration on Mauke Island. Previously served in the 17th Ruahine Regiment Territorial Force from 1911 until 1913 and returned to New Zealand to enlist on 4 January 1915. In Egypt was on the staff of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and appointed Adjutant of the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 6 March 1916 and embarked for France 9 April 1916. Evacuated sick to the United Kingdom on Hospital Ship Brighton 29 August 1916 and discharged from hospital 6 October 1916. Embarked for New Zealand on New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno 19 December 1916. Discharged 24 March 1917 to return to Mauke Island Cook Islands. Awarded a MiD (Mentioned in Despatches) in General Sir John Maxwell's Despatches 16 March 1916, supplement to London Gazette 21 June 1916. In 1920 he was the Resident Agent in Aitutaki and served with the 2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment, Territorial Force, until 1922. Died 17/10/1943. Military headstone records date of death as 16/10/1943 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/29596 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12390364 Previous Next

  • Taomia, TOTOROAERE | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TaomiaTOTOROAERE60679 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taomia Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TOTOROAERE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60679 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 27/11/1956 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19560012 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Totoroaere (father), Mangaia, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24379006 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918, embarked on the SS Manuka at Wellington 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Military headstone located in the Oneroa CICC grounds. Pte Totoroaere was buried at the site of the Mangaia College playground. After the land was declared to be used as a school, the headstone was relocated to the Oneroa CICC grounds where a memorial was built. This information was sent by a descendant to the Nikao Cemetery Restoration Project Facebook page. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Paniora, MAIRARO | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    PanioraMAIRARO84523 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Paniora Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MAIRARO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84523 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 30 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 01/08/1954 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19540013 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mairaro (father), Taangara (mother), Tungane Mairaro (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19479414 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice which ended WWI. 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 enlistment, MAKIROA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    Only one name recorded on enlistmentMAKIROA16/1214 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) MAKIROA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1214 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Makiroa TAMAIVA Makiroa CUTHERS Date of Birth 17/05/1893 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 30/11/1940 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19400671 Headstone/Grave Location Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tamaiva Teava (father), William Cuthers (adopted father), Koi (mother), Tutevera Heather (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20678729 Additional Information Enlisted 28 September 1915 in Rarotonga. Disembarked ex SS Navua at Suez 15 March 1916 to embark for France with the New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion 9 April 1916. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and embarked for Egypt 21 January 1918 to disembark at Alexandria 4 February 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 15 February 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'M. CUTHERS'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

  • Tereora, TAMAAU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph

    TereoraTAMAAU84525 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tereora Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAMAAU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84525 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/06/1963 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19630012 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown grave location. Undelivered military headstone located at the RSA, Nikao, Rarotonga Next of Kin Tamaau (father), Tuiarongo (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12505646 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. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

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