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Matekoi Ruatea Vaeruarangi

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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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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Matekoi Ruatea AWMM
  • Surname
    Vaeruarangi AWMM
  • Ingoa
    • Matekoi Ruatea
    • Mateko'i Ruatea Vaeruarangi
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 60703 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Mauke, Cook Islands AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • 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 60703 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Born around 1890. He was the oldest of 9 children, one sister is Ruatea, as he is remembered by family in Mauke in the past and still today he was the son of Vaeruarangi (m) and Metuaone (f).

    As the records in NZ may show, he was named Matekoi Ruatea but actually Matekoi is the first name while Ruatea is his middle name and the surname (Vaeruarangi) had been omitted for reasons unknown.

    Listed at Archives New Zealand as MATEKOI, Ruatea - WW1 60703 - Army

    Did not proceed overseas. Returned from New Zealand as medically unfit before proceeding on service. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    26 May 1920 AWMM
    Cook Islands, Polynesia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery, Areora Village, Mauke, Cook Islands AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board, RSA Rarotonga AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • 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. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information kindly provided by Bobby Nicholas, Paula Paniani and Cate Walker, Cook Islands WW1 NZEF ANZAC Soldiers Research Project AWMM

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22 October 2015MaaraAucklandDirect descendant

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