Tuaivi Mose
Born 2 Nov 1893 - Died 23 Sept 1973
- Service number
- WWI 10/2711 AWMM
- 10/2711Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- 10/2711Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
- Also known as
- Tuawi Moses AWMM
- Tuaiwi Mose AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- army, nz expeditionary forcePublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- world war 1, 1914-1918Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Tuaivi AWMM
- tuaiviPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
- Surname
- Mose AWMM
- mosePublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Tuawi Moses AWMM
- Tuaiwi Mose AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 10/2711 AWMM
- 10/2711Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- 10/2711Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- malePublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- protestantPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 2 Nov 1893 Cemetery record
- Date of birth
- 5 november 1892 (according to military records)Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and family knowledge.
- Place of birth
- tautu, aitutukai, cook islandsPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and family knowledge.
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 4 Footscray Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- 4 footscray ave, wellington, new zealandPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and family knowledge.
- Post war occupation
- seamanPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and family knowledge.
- Next of kin
- Miss H. Mose (sister), Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands AWMM
- miss h. mose (sister). tautu, aitutaki, cook islands.Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and family knowledge.
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Aug 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
- singlePublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and family knowledge.
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- world war 1, 1914-1918Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- army, nz expeditionary forcePublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- Service number
- WWI 10/2711 AWMM
- 10/2711Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- 10/2711Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military personnel file, family knowledge
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- promoted to corporal in the field 11 november 1916.Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-15 star. the british war medal 1914-18. the allied victory medal. the gallipoli medallion.Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records and possession of medals.
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1
- wellington, new zealandPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- Age on enlistment
- 22 yrs 5 mths (according to military records)Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- Occupation before enlistment
- seamanPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Aug 1915-19 Sep 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 27 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- corporalPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- corporalPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - military records
- corporal
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Name incorrectly spelt as Tuaiwi Moses in Nominal Roll.'
Some words from granddaughter Matakeu (Mata) Parakoti:
“Thank you grandpa for making a difference.
I must say, it has been a long road for me personally to get your story turned into a book. I know if you had lived long enough you would have arranged for it to be published. I mulled it over for years before making the decision last year to progress with my dream of getting your story published. It is something I thought would never be achieved. At last, I feel a tremendous relief and pride that my dream to have your story printed professionally has come to fruition. One of your greatest achievements was writing your own life history so that your descendants would know what you did during the Great War and your life after it. It is a great story and it is unique because you wrote it yourself.
You gave your service to your people, New Zealand and the Cook Islands with a special mention of Aitutaki, Cook Islands where you originally came from. I am particularly proud that you actually served in all three major theatres in WW1 - Gallipoli, France and Sinai/Palestine. You also served in three different units; Wellington Regiment, Māori Pioneers and Rarotongan Company. You are my hero and you deserve to be respected and remembered as a Kiwi and a Cook Islands Anzac veteran.
It is hoped that from reading his story his descendants will know what he did during the Great War and what happened to him in his life after this. His story could be used for future generations as a guide to what war does to individuals and how it can change their lives as they strive to forget the horrible things that they witnessed in the conflict.” AWMM - When Cook Islander Tuaivi Mose went off to war in 1915 leaving behind his family in New Zealand for the battlegrounds of Gallipoli, he would keep a record of his experience in a diary. Over a century later his writings are being turned into a special book by his living descendants. Moana Makapelu Lee has this storyPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 June 2024 - ANZAC: Diary of Cook Islander Tuaivi Mose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C02hWrttCrk
- Name should be Tuaivi MosePublic - tina - Direct descendant - 19 March 2017 - family oral history
- Name incorrectly spelt as Tuaiwi Moses in Nominal Roll.'
About death
- Death
- 23 Sept 1973 Public Source
- Date of death
- 23 september 1973Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - family knowledge
- Age at death
- 80Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - family knowledge
- Place of death
- porirua, wellington, new zealandPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - family knowledge
- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Porirua Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Cemetery name
- porirua cemetery, 32 kenepuru drive, poriruaPublic - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - family knowledge
- Grave reference
- public lawn area, row h, plot 16Public - tahi - Other relative - 23 April 2018 - family knowledge
- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
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Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21377970
Further Reference - ANZAC: Diary of Cook Islander Tuaivi Mose. Tangata Pasifika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C02hWrttCrk
Further Reference - Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
https://www.cookislandsonlinecenotaph.com/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- This record was partially compiled from information kindly provided by Bobby Nicholas, Paula Paniani and Cate Walker, Cook Islands Military History Research Project
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 522 - Weddell, H. (2016). Soldiers from the Pacific : the story of Pacific Island soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One. Wellington, New Zealand : Defence of New Zealand Study Group.
- The Magazine Of The Sixth Reinforcements NZEF : published at sea on 28th August & 11th September, 1915
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