Rota ROTA

Regimental number60754
Place of birthDanger Island, Cook Group
OccupationPlanter
Next of kinFather, Rota, Pukapuka
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Rarotongan Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on 13 June 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRarotongan Contingent, New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion
FateDied of disease 6 January 1919
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsWellington Provincial Memorial
Other details

War service: Egypt

Died at sea en route back to New Zealand.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 85, p. 19

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