Sergeant

Beni Banaba

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Api. B. Banaba, of Marairenga, Rarotonga. Born at Manihiki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
19236
Name:
Beni Banaba
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
08 August 1890
Place of Birth: 
Manihiki, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Api Banaba (wife), Marairenga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer (store assistant)
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of phthisis
Date of Death:
16 September 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 November 1916
Transport:
Manuka 16 November 1916
Vessel:
Manuka
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block G. Plot 138.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Beni Banaba
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