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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
T. J.
Last name
VATI
Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps
5th Rarotongan Contingent
Also known as
Joseph VATI
Date of birth
27/05/1891
Place of birth
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Date of death
28/07/1969
Place of death
Auckland, New Zealand
Death registration number
NZ1969/30948
Headstone/grave location
Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand.
Next of kin
Unknown
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 service record.
Images and documents
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