Only one name recorded on enlistmentMATAPUTA16/1213 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) MATAPUTA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1213 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Mataputa a NOO Date of Birth 22 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 05/03/1916 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Noo (parent), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Died from phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) while undergoing training with Māori Contingent Reinforcements in New Zealand. Commonwealth War Graves Commission listing: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642928/mataputa/ No online war service record. Not listed on the Atiu cenotaph April 2019. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642928/mataputa/ Further Links N/A Previous Next

RobertNICHOLAS60718 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Robert Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) NICHOLAS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60718 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Meau NICHOLAS Meau MANAVAROA Date of Birth 10/03/1896 (as per military service record) Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 21/01/1959 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19590004 Headstone/Grave Location Avana, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (Nicholas family cemetery) Next of Kin Miss Nga Pokotiao Nicholas (sister), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Manavaroa (father), Mokora (mother), Mrs Te Keru Tupangaial (listed as widow on death registration) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19805192 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. Date of death: 21/01/1959 (as per Cook Islands death register) 22/01/1959 (as per military headstone) Another soldier's military records are also in the Archives New Zealand online record. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PanaaereKAOKAOITI60787 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Panaaere Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KAOKAOITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60787 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 12/06/1897 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/08/1928 (as per military headstone inscription) Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Tamarua, Mangaia, Cook Islands. Headstone memorial only. Burial location unknown. Next of Kin Kaokaoiti (father), Mangaia, Cook Islands, Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10885919 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 12 March 1918, embarked on SS Manuka at Wellington 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Sydney 18 June 1918. Embarked at Sydney 24 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked on SS Malta for New Zealand 14th December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. His Victory Medal was returned undelivered. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

ManuKETE5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Manu Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KETE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/01/1938 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19380865 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Unknown Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 28 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. Embarked on SS Moana for Rarotonga 30 November 1918 and arrived in Rarotonga 6 December 1918. The 5th Rarotongan Contingent soldiers from Aitutaki departed Rarotonga 12 January 1919 on the schooner Toafa Haamia bound for Aitutaki. 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

MarataiUA19343 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Maratai Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) UA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19343 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ua MARATAI Date of Birth 1892 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 30/11/1942 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19420158 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Maratai (father), Taura (mother) Ani Ngapoe (wife), Akepare (niece) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21357802 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked ex. Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917 and attached to the 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Admitted to various hospitals with illness and Malaria at Jaffa, Kantara, Abbassia and Moascar from 21 February 1918 to 16 August 1918. Discharged to Duty 31 August 1918. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta from Suez 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

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

Frederick RobertBLACK19109 Wellington Infantry Regiment < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Frederick Robert Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) BLACK Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19109 Wellington Infantry Regiment Also known as Date of Birth 24/02/1882 Place of Birth Liverpool, England Date of Death 5/4/1917 Place of Death Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Walton and Weybridge (Walton-on-Thames) Cemetery, Surrey, England Next of Kin Mrs Alice Ann Black (wife), Black Rock, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10227397 Additional Information On enlistment in Rarotonga 6 April 1916 he was living with his family at Black Rock, Rarotonga. Admitted to Featherston Camp Hospital between 27 May 1916 and 2 June 1916 with a septic ankle. Joined 2nd Battalion Wellington Infantry Regiment in France 23 October 1916. Died 2nd New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames of pneumonia 5 April 1917 aged 36 years. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/402069/frederick-robert-black/ "Son of John Alexander and Anne Black; husband of Alice Ann Black, of Black Rock, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Born at Liverpool, England." Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/frederick-robert-black Further Links https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/frederick-robert-black https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13364616 Previous Next

VaitotiTUPA19310 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Vaitoti Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUPA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19310 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tupa VAITOTI Date of Birth 06/03/1883 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/06/1948 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19480028A Headstone/Grave Location Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Epi (father-in-law), Ranginui (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21348658 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Posted to the Rarotongan Company and attached to 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 11 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA, Nikao, Rarotonga records name as “T VIATOTI” Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

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 Recorded (as per enlistment record) COOPER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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

VaineTEPURETU19344 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Vaine Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEPURETU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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

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

SamuelaTANGATA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Samuela Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TANGATA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Samuel TANGATA Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/10/1960 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK196000012 Headstone/Grave Location Catholic Cemetery, Araki, Mauke, 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

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

Robert DeanFRISBIEUS Army serial number: 1 006 445 Mus 2nd Cl. < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Robert Dean Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) FRISBIE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with US Army serial number: 1 006 445 Mus 2nd Cl. Also known as Date of Birth Different dates are recorded on various documents: 16/04/1895 16/04/1896 17/04/1896 Place of Birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA Date of Death 19/11/1948 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19480089 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Arthur Grazly Frisbie (father) Florence Elizabeth Johnston (mother) Ngatokorua (wife), died January 14, 1939) Children: Charles Mataa Frisbie Florence Johnny Frisbie William Hopkins Frisbie Elaine Metua Frisbie Ngatokorua Frisbie Link to Online Service Record Additional Information The headstone has been painted blue sometime between April and August 2024. No online war service record. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References No known copyright restrictions Further Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dean_Frisbie https://www.pbshawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LSS_1018_Florence_Johnny_Frisbie_PT1_Web_Transcript.pdf https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE25192316 Previous Next

ManuelANTHONY16/1182 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Manuel Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ANTHONY Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1182 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Anthony MANUELA Anthony MANUERA Date of Birth May 1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/05/1917 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1917/1739 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Luka Manuera (father), Avarua, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10207503 Additional Information Enlisted 30 September 1915 in Rarotonga. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked for France 9 April 1916. Admitted to 7th General Hospital, St Omer with German measles. Admitted to 8th Casualty Clearing Station 13 August 1916 and then to 35th General Hospital Calais 15 August 1916 and transferred to UK on Hospital Ship Newhaven and admitted to the 2nd London General Hospital 1 September 1916. 2 November 1916 he was transferred to the 2nd New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames with tubercle on the neck. Had three operations before being returned to New Zealand on the Hospital Ship Marama departing UK 3 January 1917. Died 10 May 1917 of tuberculosis at Auckland Hospital and is buried at Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Auckland New Zealand. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642907/manuel-anthony/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commemorative certificate image courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Further Links N/A Previous Next

ManuTUTARA19273  2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Manu Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUTARA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19273 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Manua TUTARA Date of Birth 1889 Place of Birth Pukapuka, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/12/1956 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1956/38866 Headstone/Grave Location Whiti Te Ra Reweti Marae, Auckland Region, New Zealand Next of Kin Piki Piki (sister), Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10275210 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Auckland and was employed as a seaman for the Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and joined the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Detached to the 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October to 9 November 1917. Admitted to 77th Casualty Clearing Station 19 May 1918, then 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza 23 May 1918 and then to the Aotea Convalescent Home from 21 May 1918 to 28 May 1918. Rejoined Rarotongan Company 2 July 1918. Admitted to 123rd Field Ambulance with pneumonia and malaria and transferred by hospital train to 36th Stationary Hospital Gaza on 25 July 1918 then to the 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara on 2 August 1918 and to the 27th General Hospital, Abbassia from 2 August 1918. Admitted to the Rest Camp at Port Said from 22 August 1918 to 3 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919. He re-enlisted for 'Home Service' in New Zealand Artillery 21 August 1919. There is a headstone for this soldier on a grave in Rarotonga however it is a case of mistaken identity. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PaoraTEKII5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Paora Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEKII Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Paora Tekii VARU Date of Birth 20/10/1897 (as per headstone) Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 09/04/1980 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19800017 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tekii Varu (father), Maria Tekii (mother), Ngatupuna Matara Aiteina (wife) 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

ArianaTUMUANANI60719 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ariana Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUMUANANI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60719 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Akarare (brother), Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21347839 Additional Information It appears that this soldier was unfit for service and medically discharged in New Zealand Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next