top of page
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
Brought to you by
Final rank:
Private
First name/s
Samuela
Last name
TURUA
Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps
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
Archives New Zealand online service record
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
bottom of page