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
Toru
Last name
TAKU
Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps
84577
4th Rarotongan Contingent
Also known as
Date of birth
25 years of age on enlistment
Place of birth
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Date of death
26/10/1971
Place of death
Auckland, New Zealand
Death registration number
NZ1971/47980
Headstone/grave location
Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of kin
Maki (mother), Taku (father), Mauakaina (wife), Nga & Tino (children)
Archives New Zealand online service record
Additional information
Attested in Rarotonga 12 June 1918. Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI.
Images and documents (click on images to enlarge)
Image credits and references
N/A
Further links
N/A
bottom of page