Lance Corporal

Peter Solomona

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Poki Poki, of Manihiki, Cook Islands. Served on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Teinaki Pokipoki Solomona
Relationship to casualty: Peter Solomona and my grand father Mokoha Solomona Itama are 1st cousins
Peter Solomona was adopted by Teinaki Pokipoki my Grandfather's Uncle from the island of Manihikiin in the Cook Islands Kia manuia God bless.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/1196
Name:
Peter Solomona
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Poki Poki (father), Manihiki, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
03 April 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Non. Con. Block A, Row 3, Grave 62.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Peter Solomona
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