Born in Samoa but living in Tonga since 1897. Enlisted 20 October 1915 into A Squadron 9th New Zealand Mounted Rifle Reinforcements and then 6 November 1915 transferred to 3rd Māori Contingent at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp. Promoted to Sergeant 31 December 1915. Embarked at Wellington for Egypt 5 February 1916 and arrived at Suez 15 March 1916 then moved to UK to arrive in France 9 April 1916. On 13 June 1916 was in the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital due to illness. On 14 July 1917 he was medically downgraded and embarked for New Zealand on SS Arawa and reported for duty at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 25 September 1916. Embarked again with 9th Māori Reinforcements 11 October 1916 and joined New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 28 February 1917. On 26 June 1917 he was WIA due to gas and evacuated to 7th Field Ambulance and then a Convalescent Hospital in France. Rejoined the battalion 9 August 1917. He was posted to Egypt 14 January 1918 and joined the Rarotongan Company 5 March 1918. He was appointed the Company Quarter Master Sergeant after WOII Carl Masters 19237 was made the Company Sergeant Major 13 July 1917. Sick 15 July 1918 and admitted to 48th Stationary Hospital, Gaza 20 July 1918 and then to 27th Stationary Hospital, Kantara with conjunctivitis. Embarked to return as an invalid on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 7 July 1919.