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John Tuaine Apa

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  • Service number
    • WWI 16/1321 AWMM
    • WWII 630769 AWMM
    • WWII: 5/7/208 & 630769 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion, Rarotongan Unit Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
    • WWII: Rarotongan Unit, Camp Patrol at Trentham Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
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Roll of honour, listing World War 1 soldiers from the Cook Islands. Ref: 1/1-006732-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. This is one of two honours boards. The second relates to the Fourth and Fifth contingents. Both are now housed in the Pioneer Lounge of the Cook Islands RSA. The Two boards originally stood in the old courthouse, but were moved just before a fire destroyed the building. (Information from Henry Wichman of Rarotonga, 2010). /records/22480864

Roll of honour, listing World War 1 soldiers from the Cook Islands. Ref: 1/1-006732-G. Alexander Tur …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Tuaine AWMM
  • Surname
    Apa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/1321 AWMM
    • WWII 630769 AWMM
    • WWII: 5/7/208 & 630769 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 October 1893 AWMM Aituaki, Cook Islands AWMM
  • Date of birth
    WWI: 30 Oct 1893; WWII: 30 October 1897 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Aitutaki, Cook Islands Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of John APA Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    WWI: Grey Lynn, Auckland
    WWII: Bunny Street, Masterton Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
    Bridge Builder Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 John Apa (father), Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands AWMM
    • Sister - Mrs Taputoa of Rarotonga Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    • WWI: Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
    • WWII: NZ Territorials Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion, Rarotongan Unit Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
    • WWII: Rarotongan Unit, Camp Patrol at Trentham Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/1321 AWMM
    • WWII 630769 AWMM
    • WWII: 5/7/208 & 630769 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Military service
    • 1915-1919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
    • WWII: 1940-1948 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • 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
    • WW1 Steward AWMM
    • 10 Nov 1915 at Narrow Neck
      17 Sept 1940 at Masterton Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    WWII: Bridge Builder Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    21yrs; WWII: 42yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record

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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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    • WWI: Sergeant
      WWII: T/S/Sgt (W.O.2) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Awarded the Military Medal, "For conspicuous good work and devotion to duty in Ypres Sectory during the period of 1/7th October 1917. This NCO has had charge of working parties on Wieltjie - Gravenstafel road and by his coolness and bravery under fire set a splendid example to other Rarotongan natives in his platoon. He has always done any work allotted to him well and is a most reliable NCO." AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 October 1970 AWMM
  • Date of death
    1 October 1970 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Masterton Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    72yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Masterton Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Masterton, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Masterton Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Masterton Cemetery, Archer Street, Q E Park Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Masterton Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Record # 009221; Area: ex-serviceman; Row 11; Plot JTA Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 March 2016 - Masterton Cemetery Records
  • 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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  • External links
    Military Personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R24054165
    Further Reference
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. 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
      p.137 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      25: 2 AWMM
    • McDonald, W. (2001). Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. Napier, N.Z.: Helen McDonald. AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. 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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08 March 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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