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- Taero, TIONI TUTAI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
TaeroTIONI TUTAI60781 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taero Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TIONI TUTAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60781 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth About 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death 27/07/1951 Place of Death Rurutu, Tahiti, French Polynesia Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Tioni Tutai (father), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14376972 Additional Information On enlistment on the 12 March 1918 he was employed in Rarotonga. Embarked 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Admitted sick to 76th Clearing Station at Belah 13 October 1918 until 23 October 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1918. We have unconfirmed information that he may have passed away on 28 July 1951 in Tahiti, and we welcome any family to please confirm. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Aruake, TUAINE | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
AruakeTUAINE60762 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Aruake Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUAINE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60762 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/01/1920 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19200258 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Opuhu (mother), Nineve (father), Mata (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345409 Additional Information Arrived in Wellington from Rarotonga on the 25 February 1918, then proceeded by train to Auckland arriving on 27 February 1918. Sailed from Wellington on 13 June 1918 to Sydney with the 30th Maori Reinforcements. They spent a week in Sydney and participated in a patriotic parade before embarking on a vessel with other Australian troops before finally arriving in Egypt on 4 August 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919 after serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force for one year and 33 days. Pte Tuaine, along with other Cook Islanders embarked on the vessel SS Paloona bound for Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Died 18 January 1920 at the age of 28 years in Avarua, Rarotonga. As he was from the outer island of Aitutaki, Pte Tuaine was unable to be returned home to Aitutaki to be buried on his own family land, so he was buried in the Government Registered Crown Land Nikao Cemetery opposite the international airport in Rarotonga. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Nio, TAIKI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
NioTAIKI19275 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Lance Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Nio Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAIKI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19275 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Mitiaro, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Pito Tamara (father), Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10194642 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station 19 August 1917 with a corneal ulcer and then to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara 23 August 1917 before being transferred to 27th General Hospital 25 August 1917. Rejoined his company 14 September 1918. Admitted to 128th Combined Field Hospital with diarrhoea between 10 June 1918 and 13 June 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged in 20 March 1919. On discharge, his rank was Corporal. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Vivi, TEAKAITI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
ViviTEAKAITI84567 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Vivi Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEAKAITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84567 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 31 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 06/12/1946 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19460040 Headstone/Grave Location Aretoa Mountain, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teakaiti (father) and Peranui (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10579249 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
- Luti, ATA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
LutiATA84588 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Luti Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ATA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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
- Teariki, PAEA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
TearikiPAEA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teariki Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PAEA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/07/1963 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19630003 Headstone/Grave Location Catholic Cemetery, Araki, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Unknown Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Enlisted October 1918. Disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918. Due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918, he was discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Camp. Date of death: 23/07/1963 (as per Cook Islands death register) 22/07/1963 (as per headstone) No online war service record. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- George, CRAIG | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
GeorgeCRAIG861 (South African War) 3rd New Zealand Contingent (Surgeon Captain) 12/360 (WWI) New Zealand Medical Corps, 1st Field Ambulance < Back Highest Rank Lieutenant Colonel First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) CRAIG Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 861 (South African War) 3rd New Zealand Contingent (Surgeon Captain) 12/360 (WWI) New Zealand Medical Corps, 1st Field Ambulance Also known as Date of Birth 10/02/1868 Birth Entry ID: 1056455 Birth Index ID: 2819686 Place of Birth Edinburgh, Scotland Date of Death 17/06/1947 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1947/20060 Headstone/Grave Location Cremated at Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium Next of Kin James Craig (father) Euphemia Craig (mother) Hilda Johnstone Gudgeon (wife) married 1902. Hilda was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Edward Gudgeon who in August 1898 was appointed British Resident in the Cook Islands prior to annexation. Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10200328 Additional Information Educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and Edinburgh University, graduating as Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery in 1890 https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C36242: "March 1897 he and brother William worked as surgeons on a ship in the Pacific Islands and then became medical officers in the Cook Islands. George was elected to the Cook Islands parliament in 1898 as member for Atiu and Mitiaro, Cook Islands." Awards: Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) DSO: London Gazette, 1 January 1919. Citation: "For distinguished service in connection with military operations in France and Flanders." Queen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill clasps) 1914-1915 Star British War Medal (1914-1920) Victory Medal with oak leaf New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice London Gazette 5 August 1915, p7669 | London Gazette 31 December 1918, p15231 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C36242 Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Tutai, TUAKANAKORE | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
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
- Only one name recorded on enlistment, ARII | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
Only one name recorded on enlistmentARII16/1139 "D" Coy., 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) ARII Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1139 "D" Coy., New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ara ARII Date of Birth 1892 Place of Birth Mitiaro, Cook Islands Date of Death 24/08/1916 Place of Death France Death Registration Number NZ1918/59643 (New Zealand post war death registration) Headstone/Grave Location Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France Next of Kin Pito Vaine (friend), Rarotonga, Takake (brother), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11184768 Additional Information Enlisted 27 September 1915 in Rarotonga. Disembarked from SS Navua at Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked with the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion for France 9 April 1916. Admitted to the 50th Northumberland Casualty Clearing Station 19th of August 1916, and declared dangerously ill with pneumonia 21 August 1916. Died 24 August 1916 in France. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/44216/ara-arii/ "Son of the late Taiki and Kainga Arii, of Rarotonga, Cook Islands" Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image credit: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/ara-arii Commemorative certificate image courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Nooiti, TAIANU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
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
- Pora, TUTAI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
PoraTUTAI19326 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Pora Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUTAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19326 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tutai PORA Tangata Tutai PORA Paora TUTAI Date of Birth 08/02/1893 (as per headstone) Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 25/07/1951 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19510010 Headstone/Grave Location Ngatiarua, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ua (wife), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21354273 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 14 September 1917. Discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 25/07/1951 (as per Cook Islands death register) 23/07/1951 (as per headstone inscription) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Ra, MUITI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
RaMUITI19297 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ra Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MUITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19297 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rauaua MUITI Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 31/03/1957 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19570001 Headstone/Grave Location Opposite Tikura Community Hall in overgrowth, Oneroa Rd, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Rimaura (mother), Mangaia, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10765913 Additional Information Enlisted 1 June 1917. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 1 April 1918. In July and August 1918 he was ill with malaria and bronchial pneumonia. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 31/03/1957 (as per Cook Islands death register) 01/04/1957 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Teapaina, TAOTE | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
TeapainaTAOTE19331 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teapaina Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAOTE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19331 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Taote TEAPAINA Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/10/1946 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19460009 Headstone/Grave Location Vaitamina, Atiu Next of Kin Ravea (mother), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18588569 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916, disembarked SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot until 31 July 1917 when posted to the Rarotongan Company. Admitted to various hospitals from 8 February 1918 to 21 March 1918 and discharged for duty. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 2 April 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and was discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'T Teapaina'. We located this headstone during our April 2025 trip to Atiu and took the opportunity to reletter the military headstone. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Tuarae, TITORU | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
TuaraeTITORU5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tuarae Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TITORU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/07/1950 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19500014 Headstone/Grave Location Vaipae, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, 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
- Solomon, AH SIN | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
SolomonAH SIN60750 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Solomon Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) AH SIN Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60750 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ah Sin SOLOMONA Date of Birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/10/1963 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19630070 Headstone/Grave Location Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mauta Kaikura Ah Sin (wife), Ah Sin (father, born China), Makienge (mother, born Mangaia) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11925964 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February Rarotonga and 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and on the same day was posted to the Rarotongan Company. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. In May 1921 he applied for a war pension for lumbago contracted in Egypt. Date of death: 20/10/1963 (as per Cook Islands death register) 25/10/1963 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Rorini, KINO | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
RoriniKINO60739 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Rorini Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KINO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60739 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rorani KINO Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/08/1938 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19380433 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Poiri Kino, Vaine (wife), Rarotonga, Kino (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10889168 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked at Wellington 13 June 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 15 November 1918. Embarked at Beirut 22 November 1918 and arrived at Alexandria 24 November 1918 where he was admitted to 17th General Hospital with severe malaria. 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
- Kaiti, KA | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
KaitiKA60737 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kaiti Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60737 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 12/03/1897 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Ka Vaine (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19050899 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Was sick in hospital Cairo 25 October 1918 and again on SS Malta when returning to New Zealand. He was off-loaded for medical treatment in quarantine at Fremantle, Australia with serious pneumonia and influenza on 12 January 1919 and returned to New Zealand with Rarotongan Contingent Medic Sergeant Percy Shearman in a party of 13 sick soldiers. Discharged 9 July 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next
- Jack, KORI | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
JackKORI20007 24th Maori Reinforcements, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Jack Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KORI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 20007 24th Maori Reinforcements, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 18/03/1895 (as per war service record) Place of Birth On enlistment stated he was born in Kaipara New Zealand. On discharge stated he was born in Mangaia Cook Islands. Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Jack Kori (father), Whakarewarewa, New Zealand Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19316313 Additional Information Enlisted 26 July 1917. Embarked Wellington 22 November 1917 and arrived United Kingdom and Sling Camp 7 January 1918. Posted to New Zealand Engineer Reserve Depot Boscombe 10 January 1918 and then to the New Zealand Base at Etaples, France 23 March 1918. Joined the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 10 April 1918. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 10 April 1918. On 15 June 1918 he sailed from Marseille to Egypt on HMT Manitou and joined the Rarotongan Company 2 July 1918. Contracted malaria 19 August 1918 and admitted to the 129th Field Ambulance. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next


