TUTAVAKE

Regimental number16/1220
Date of birth15 August 1916
Place of birthRarotonga, Cook Islands
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Raa Vaine, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Maori Contingent, Rarotongans, Attached A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on board Navua on 5 February 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRarotongan Contingent, New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion
FateDied of disease 15 October 1918
Place of burialGaza War Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row C, Grave No 7), Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 25, p. 3