English Māori Angene Angene Born 31 December 1895 - Died 28 January 1956 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 16/1205 AWMM Also known asAraki Angene AWMM Ariki AWMM Angene Ariki AWMM Angene AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Privater Angene Angene. Noel Tayor (June 2006) commented "looking at the Blanket Roll, p … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAngene AWMM SurnameAngene AWMM Ingoa Also known asAraki Angene AWMM Ariki AWMM Angene Ariki AWMM Angene AWMM Service numberWWI 16/1205 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCongregational, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Barry O’Sullivan, The Cook Islands Local Defence Force, 1941-1945 (PDF, 613.94 KB) Includes unit history, uniform and equipment lists and photographs Public - Barry - Researcher - 3 December 2019 - Official and archival sources. Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth31 December 1895 AWMM Atiu, Cook Islands Cook Islands WW1 Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Angene (father), Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 16/1205 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 20 September 1915 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM Rarotonga, Cook Islands AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 5 February 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Private AWMM Maori Contingent, 1st Rarotongan Contingent AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM WW2 Corporal/Military O'Sullivan Cook Islands Local Defence Force O'Sullivan 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 20 March 1919 AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › He is listed in Archives New Zealand under Angene a.k.a Angene, Ariki, in the Nominal Roll as Angene, and on his attestation as Angene. Listed as 'Pte Angene A' on Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board at RSA Rarotonga. Source: Cook Islands WW1 NZEF ANZAC Soldiers Research Project.One of two Cook Islanders to inscribe their names in the caverns of Arras. One of only 47 Cook Island men to serve in France. Member of the Maori Pioneer Battalion attached to the New Zealand Tunnelling Company.43 members of the NZ (Maori) Pioneers served with the New Zealand Tunnelling Company and assisted in the late 1916 early 1917 preparations of the Arras caverns for the Battle of Arras. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death28 January 1956 AWMM Rarotonga, Cook Islands AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryTupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameCook Islands Roll of Honour Board, RSA Rarotonga AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Angene Angene by laying a poppy. Montague Charles Heathcote Angelo Richard Stewart Angelo Angene Angene Michael Patrick Angland Michael Patrick Angland Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Angene Angene Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel record http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22270572 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 25: 2 AWMM 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 Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM ‘Finding Our Way Back to Atiu’, Parts 1 -4, Cook Islands Television News/Cook Islands WW1 NZEF ANZAC Soldiers Research Project, 2019 AWMM Research on Second World War service in the Cook Islands kindly provided by Barry O’Sullivan. 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 The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License