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John William Alo

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Roll of honour, listing World War 1 soldiers from the Cook Islands, courthouse, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Ref: 1/1-006730-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23180172

Roll of honour, listing World War 1 soldiers from the Cook Islands, courthouse, Avarua, Rarotonga, C …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John William AWMM
  • Surname
    Alo AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 84584 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 October 1894 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Tonga Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - Military REcord
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Tonga AWMM
    • Palmerston North Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - Military REcord
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Timote Alo (father), Tonga AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 84584 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Resident of OMS School as a clerical student at Longburn, Palmerston North at the time of enlistment. Source: Weddell, Pacific Soldiers, p.135.

    Did not embark overseas on active service. The soldiers who enlisted in the 4th & 5th contingents did not leave New Zealand due to the armistice. AWMM

Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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    Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board, RSA Rarotonga AWMM

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14 October 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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