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Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
Preserving Cook Islands Military History
Akara ki mua e akara katoa ki muri
To be able to look forward, you must be able to look back
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Final rank:
Private
First name/s
Samuel
Last name
MANA
Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps
19266
2nd Rarotongan Contingent
Also known as
Tepano Mana Samuela Ariki
SAMUELA Ariki
Mana SAMUELA
Mana Kaimoko SAMUELA
Date of birth
26 December 1881 as per headstone inscription
Place of birth
Mauke, Cook Islands
Date of death
08/09/1965
Place of death
Mauke, Cook Islands
Death registration number
MAUK19650007
Headstone/grave location
Catholic Cemetery, Araki, Mauke, Cook Islands
Next of kin
Samuel (father), Mauke, Cook Islands, Cook Islands
Archives New Zealand online service record
Additional information
A number of documents record the date of death as 13 July 1965 which is incorrect. Our research indicates that Private Samuela Mana 19266 is one of three brothers who enlisted with the NZEF during WWI:
Private Koria Manu (Koria Samuela) 19248 - Tupapa, Rarotonga
Private Mataputa Samuela 60786
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