6 COOK's SOLDIERS REMEMBERED

6 COOK's SOLDIERS REMEMBERED

Posted by : Quoting Radio New Zealand Posted on : 18-Oct-2019

Six Cooks' soldiers added to Commonwealth Roll of Honour

Quoting Radio New Zealand – 18 October 2019

“The names of six Cook Islands First World War soldiers are being added to the New Zealand and Commonwealth War Graves Commission's official rolls of honour.

“Ten cases were brought to the attention of the New Zealand Defence Force historian John Crawford in 2017 by the Cook Islands High Commissioner.

“Mr Crawford's report on the deaths showed six of them died as a result of their service in the war, Defence Force chief Air Marshall Kevin Short said.”

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