Willie Ruka

Born 1885 - Died 28 Jan 1917

Service number
WWI 19303 AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM
War
World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Willie Ruka
"Rarotongan soldiers at Narrow Neck camp" in The War Effort of New Zealand, edited by Lieutenant H.T.B. Drew Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, Wellington 1923. Unable to identify personnel but we believe this image is of the 2nd Rarotongan Contingent part of the 11th Maori Reinforcements (November 1916). No Known Copyright Restrictions

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