KinoMIRIA60761 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kino Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MIRIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60761 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tangatakino MIRIA Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/11/1970 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19700123 Headstone/Grave Location Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Miria (father), Apaiaere (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21812023 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February 1918 in Rarotonga. Disembarked ex SS Port Lyttleton at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Death registration states place of burial as Titikaveka. In 2019, a descendant told our team that this soldier was buried in an unmarked and unknown grave in the burial ground beside the Raina Packing Shed, Titikaveka, Rarotonga. In August 2026, a descendant sent us photos identifying the grave. The family are planning on marking his grave with a service plaque/headstone in the future. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Cook Islands Online Cenotaph WWI Collect ion in alphabetical order of last name on enlistment If you are searching for a person, please use the "Search Cenotaph" button above by entering a name, a service number or an island name. If the name doesn't appear in "NAME" search, try searching for the name in "ALSO KNOWN AS". The names listed in the heading are the names recorded on enlistment. We have included information such as 'also known as' along with spelling variations. Naming conventions in the Cook Islands at the time of WWl were simple with people having one given name only. This was a problem for the European recruiters from New Zealand who wanted a first name and a surname on enlistment as per western standards. In many cases, soldiers used their given name followed by their father's first name. This can easily be interpreted to "A" (given name) son of "B" (father's given name). In a number of cases, the soldier had evidently been listed in records with the first and last names transposed i.e. father's given name followed by the soldier's given name. Private Kiro Luke ADAM 16/1007 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion Picture 1.png IMG_2367.jpeg IMG_2373_edited.jpg IMG_2376.jpeg IMG_2355.jpeg IMG_2356 (1).jpeg 1/2 Read More Private Vaine Tutai AERENGA 60768 3rd Rarotongan Contingent 1/1 Read More Private Marearai AERENGAMATE 60696 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png 1/1 Read More Private Makiteiaa AERERUA 84569 4th Rarotongan Contingent Picture 3.png Picture 4.png Picture 2.png Picture 1.png 1/1 Read More Private Apongi AH KEW 19233 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png Picture 3.png 1/1 Read More Private Mologa AH MU 16/1405 4th Maori Reinforcements, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company AH MU_Moronae_ Mologa.jpg 1/1 Read More Private Solomon AH SIN 60750 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 2.png Picture 1.png 1/1 Read More Private Akatea AIAIA 16/1183 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Picture 2.png Picture 1.png Picture 3.png 1/1 Read More Private Atama AKEAU 60685 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png 1/1 Read More Private Only one name recorded on enlistment AKI 19232 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png Picture 3.png 1/1 Read More Lance Corporal John William ALO 84584 4th Rarotongan Contingent 1/0 Read More Private Teavae AMENE 19235 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png 1/1 Read More 47 Page 1

Explore the Cook Islands' rich military history. Search records from WWI and WWII to uncover the stories of our brave soldiers. Lest We Forget their sacrifices and bravery. | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph Welcome to the Cook Islands Online Cenotaph Kia Orana. This website serves as a repository for the ongoing research our team has undertaken voluntarily since 2016. We are regularly adding further information, including service details and images from our vast collection. We have included in this online cenotaph service personnel who were living in the Cook Islands on enlistment, those who were posted to the Rarotongan Company/Contingents during WWI or had a connection to the Cook Islands through work or marriage. We have also included service personnel from any country who served during war or peacetime and are buried or memorialised in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands Online Cenotaph WWI Content can be found here . Apart from our extensive WWI research, we have also researched WWII including Cook Islands Local Defence Force/Home Guard, Coastwatchers/Radio Operators and those who served overseas. We will be adding this information to the Online Cenotaph in due course, along with all deceased soldiers from the Cook Islands and those who were of Cook Islands descent and served in the Armed Forces in any conflict or during peacetime. If you are searching for a person, please use the Search Cenotaph button above by entering a name, a service number or an island name. If the name doesn't appear in "NAME" search, try searching for the name in "ALSO KNOWN AS". If you require any help or further information please send us a message via the Contact Us menu option above. We hope that this website will encourage all Cook Islanders to take ownership of our research, learn from it, be proud of it, and let it grow. We welcome feedback and corrections along with biographical information and photos to add to this website. Meitaki maata. Lest We Forget 🌺 February 1918. A Platoon of the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand Photo with the permission of Marjorie Seddon & Keith Seddon Members of the World War Two Cook Islands Local Defence Force (Home Guard) between 1941 and 1945. Original image owned by Tere Mataroa Image colourised by Tepaeru Utia. The original colourised image showed the uniform in khaki colour. While the dress uniform was khaki, the day to day work wear/uniform was blue denim.

TekapoTEREPAI84540 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tekapo Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEREPAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84540 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Terepai TAKAPO Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 27/12/1980 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19800001 Headstone/Grave Location Grave located at Ngatiarua Village, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Terepai (father), Kairangi (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19711648 Additional Information Enlisted 12 June 1918 in Rarotonga and disembarked per SS Paloona at Wellington 22 June 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918. Birth parents as per information received from descendants: Kareora (mother) and Taereterongo (father) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TearikiURIKAPU19338 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) URIKAPU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19338 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Teariki Pa PUIA Teariki Puia TURU Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/07/1980 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19800039 Headstone/Grave Location Opposite Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Turu (father), Rapea (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10425716 Additional Information Enlisted 1st of July 1916. Disembarked at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismalia 15 March 1917. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 5 March 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Initially listed as died in Atiu 10 June 1930 under the name of Puai Tua, however the SS Malta Roll has the surname as Urikapuia. In February 1933 War Graves Department then advised that 19338 Puai TUA has the same regimental number as Teariki Urikapu. In October 1933 the Resident Commissioner of Atiu advised the correct name should be Puia Tua and he was alive so no further action was to take place. His personal service file stated he died 10 June 1930. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his service number as 19388 which is incorrect as that service number belongs to a New Zealand Māori soldier. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

T. J.VATI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) T. J. Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) VATI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Joseph VATI Date of Birth 27/05/1891 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/07/1969 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1969/30948 Headstone/Grave Location Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, 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 service record. 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 enlistmentTUAPUTA84558 4th 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) TUAPUTA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84558 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tuaputa UAONGO Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 05/10/1953 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19530018 Headstone/Grave Location Opposite Vaivoronga (Water Pool) Oneroa Rd, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Uaongo (father), Tuua (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345552 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 12 June 1918. Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 10 July 1918 under the surname 'Tuaputa'. Later his history sheet and medical board discharge was under the name of 'Uaongo'. Also known with surname of 'Ongoroaiti. Discharged 6 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

WillieRUKA19303 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Willie Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RUKA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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

PovaruURIARAU60766 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Povaru Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) URIARAU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60766 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Povaru Uriarau TAMANGARO Date of Birth 04/01/1898 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/03/1961 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19610018 Headstone/Grave Location Beside the Cook Islands Christian Church, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tamangaro (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20405834 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 8 September 1918. Discharged 6 December 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

BobSIMIONA60771 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Bob Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) SIMIONA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60771 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Bob ELEAZARA Date of Birth 01/04/1898 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/11/1952 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19520025 Headstone/Grave Location Tautu Road, Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Joseph Simiona (father) (aka Joseph Simiona – Eleazala), Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Teina Ati (mother) Atiu Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10397491 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 4 February 1918 and at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 12 March 1918. Embarked from New Zealand 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the NZ Mounted Rifle and Training Regiment and Base Depot. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital from 23 October 1918 to 2 November 1918 and admitted to the Rest Camp in Port Said. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged on 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TitiaKOIA60673 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Titia Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KOIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60673 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 30 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 07/06/1925 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19250624 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Across the road from the Hartel Shop in Tupapa near the fishing club. Next of Kin Koai (father), Mangaia, Rapotai (mother), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19315790 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 4 February 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp in Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Discharged as medically unfit 15 June 1918 in New Zealand and did not proceed overseas. Died in Rarotonga June 1925 of a cerebral haemorrhage. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as “K. Titia Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

SamuelaTURUA60785 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Samuela Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TURUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60785 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Samuela MATAIVA Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/10/1970 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19700095 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Turua (father), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21353974 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Medically unfit before proceeding on service. Discharged 20 April 1918. Unmarked grave in Vakapora Burial Ground, Tupapa, Rarotonga (May 2024). Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

JoeHEATHER60751 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Joe Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) HEATHER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60751 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Joseph HEATHER Date of Birth 10/05/1901 (as per headstone) Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 17/03/1972 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19720022 Headstone/Grave Location Avatiu Valley, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Stanley Heather (father), Upoko Heather (nee Ikitamu) Upoko Exham (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21751748 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 4 February 1918. Embarked on SS Manuka at Wellington 13 June 1918 for Sydney and embarked on SS Lyttleton for Suez 24 June 1918. Disembarked in Suez 4 August 1918 and was posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked to New Zealand SS Malta and arrived in Wellington 28 January 1919 and discharged 20 March 1919. Original photos of the headstone were taken in April 2019. Photos of the new military headstone and burial ground were taken in April 2025, and our team relettered the private granite headstones in May 2025. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

KaoTOKOMAURI19255 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kao Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOKOMAURI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19255 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kao UARENGA Kao VARENGA Date of Birth 12/06/1883 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/10/1933 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19330016 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Maki (sister) Tokakainga (brother-in-law). Wife recorded on enlistment as “Tangiaere deceased” Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE17208000 Additional Information 1st July 1916 was “discharged in consequence of being medically unfit for active service” (old injury to right hip). Re-enlisted in 3rd Rarotongan Contingent 16/02/1918. Granted Leave Without Pay 20/04/1918 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PeruKAIVARI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Peru Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KAIVARI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kaivari PERU Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 06/04/1953 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19530011 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Kaivari (father), Ritia (mother) Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Brother of Makiroa KAIVARI 60694 (3rd Rarotongan Contingent) who is buried in Mauke, Cook Islands. 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

AkaruruIEREMIA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Akaruru Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) IEREMIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Pukapuka, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/10/1944 Place of Death Pukapuka, Cook Islands Death Registration Number PUKA19440362 Headstone/Grave Location Matanga Cemetery, Yato, Pukapuka, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ieremia (father) and Ketera (mother) 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 Image source: National Archives Cook Islands Further Links N/A Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentPIAPO19348 2nd 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) PIAPO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19348 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Piapo TAPUTU Date of Birth 1886 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 24/09/1923 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19230179 Headstone/Grave Location Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Taputu (father), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19522662 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Embarked at Wellington 16 January 1916 and disembarked Suez from SS Malwa. Had a significant number of admissions to medical facilities, and embarked 21 May 1917 to return to New Zealand. Admitted to the Waikato Sanatorium in Cambridge for treatment. Discharged 20 September 1917 and returned to the Cook Islands. Died 24 September 1923 in Atiu of tuberculosis. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as 'P. Taputu'. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as 'PIAPO TAPUTU'. Grave photos take 2019 & 2025. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

George PearceBALDWIN3/4015 New Zealand Medical Corps < Back Highest Rank Lieutenant Colonel First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Pearce Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) BALDWIN Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 3/4015 New Zealand Medical Corps Also known as Date of Birth 10/05/1856 Place of Birth Wolverhampton, England Date of Death 22/05/1930 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1930/2730 Headstone/Grave Location Ashes interred at Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Section 34, Block E, Lot 37 Next of Kin Florence Helen Baldwin (wife) Doris Pearce Russell (daughter) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10317858 Additional Information Appointed Surgeon Captain New Zealand Militia until transferring to the NZ Medical Corps on its formation in 20 September 1910. In 1906 was living in Waikar, Canterbury, New Zealand. On 30 October 1915 was promoted to Major in the New Zealand Medical Corps in Rarotonga. Appointed as a member of a special medical board on his return to New Zealand. Posted as the Assistant Director of Medical Services at Christchurch from 7 April 1919 to 8 September 1919. Posted to the Retired List 8 September 1919. His obituary in the Evening Post dated 26 May 1930 stated "The death occurred in Auckland last week after an operation of Dr George Pearce Baldwin, who during the war was assistant Director of Medical Services in Christchurch. He was a cousin of Stanley Baldwin and Sir Rudyard Kipling and a nephew of the late Sir Burne-Jones and Sir Edward Pointer." Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Image source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221244715/george-pearce-baldwin Further Links N/A Previous Next