Pasifika Soldier’s Relatives Sought

New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga is searching for the next of kin of casualties who fell in war. Could you be connected to these individuals?

 Nga Naeiti

  • Service number: 60769
  • Date of death: 28 January 1921
  • Rank: Private
  • Burial location: Nikao Cemetery, Cook Islands
  • Reason for contact: Private Nga Naeiti has an official Commonwealth War Grave. Private Nga Naeiti was added the Commonwealth War Graves New Zealand Roll of Honour late 2019. We wish to discuss maintenance we would like to undertake on his grave.

Taria Tearii (aka Tearii Taria)

  • Service number: 84513
  • Date of death: 19 September 1919
  • Rank: Private
  • Burial location: Vaipae Village, Aitutaki
  • Reason for contact: Private Taria Tearii has an official Commonwealth War Grave. Private Taria Tearii was added the Commonwealth War Graves New Zealand Roll of Honour in late 2019. We wish to discuss maintenance we would like to undertake on his grave.

Rangi Tiaure

  • Service number: 84532
  • Date of death: 13 January 1920.
  • Rank: Private
  • Cemetery: Matavera, Rarotonga
  • Reason for contact: Private Rangi Tiaure has an official Commonwealth War Grave. Private Rangi Tiaure was added the Commonwealth War Graves New Zealand Roll of Honour in late 2019. We wish to discuss maintenance we would like to undertake on his grave.

Mareto Tima

  • Service number: 84541
  • Date of death: 10 August 1919
  • Rank: Private
  • Cemetery: Titikaveka, Rarotonga
  • Reason for contact: Private Mareto Tima has an official Commonwealth War Grave. Private Mareto Tima was added the Commonwealth War Graves New Zealand Roll of Honour in late 2019. We wish to discuss maintenance we would like to undertake on his grave.

Banaba Tipe

  • Service number: 60653
  • Date of death: 2 August 1920
  • Rank: Private
  • Cemetery: Amuri Village, Aitutaki
  • Reason for contact: Private Banaba Tipe has an official Commonwealth War Grave. Private Banaba Tipe was added the Commonwealth War Graves New Zealand Roll of Honour in late 2019. We wish to discuss maintenance we would like to undertake on his grave.

 Terongo Tuakeo

  • Service number: 19327
  • Date of death: 6 July 1919.
  • Rank: Private
  • Cemetery: Tengatangi Village, Atiu
  • Reason for contact: Private Terongo Tuakeo has an official Commonwealth War Grave. Private Terongo Tuakeo was added the Commonwealth War Graves New Zealand Roll of Honour in late 2019. We wish to discuss maintenance we would like to undertake on his grave.

If you are related and can provide MCH with the documentation, please contact info@mch.govt.nz

Image of Private Nga Naeiti’s official Commonwealth War Grave (Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga)