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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

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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