Battalion Roll

This roll contains the names of over 2700 Māori and Pacific Island men who served in the NZEF during the First World War. Most of these men served in the Māori Contingent (aka the Native Contingent) and / or the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion. Further information on these unit’s experiences can be found here: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/maori-units-nzef. Many of the soldiers used alternative names or were known by both Māori and English versions of their names, these are recorded where known.

Surname	Forename(s)	Rank	Serial No	Embarkation body
Cook	Rai		60471	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cook	Alfred John		19663	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cook	Harry		16/1279	3rd Maori Contingent	more details
Cooper	William Henry		47860	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cooper	Johnny		16/573, 16 573A	2nd Maori Contingent	more details
Cooper	George Begg	Private	9/1412	7th Reinforcements	more details
Cooper	Eru Turakitai		19565	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cooper	William Saunderson	Captain	10/1450	3rd Reinforcements	more details
Cooper	Ashley Kiwara		16/1451	4th Maori Contingent, No. 2 Platoon	more details
Cootes	David		16/258	1st Maori Contingent	more details
Cootes	Taipua Skipwith	Private	19564	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cotton	Simon		16/1296	3rd Maori Contingent	more details
Cotton	Joe Bird	Private	37771	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cotton	William		20688	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Coull	John		22541	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Coupar	Simon James Stewart	Lieutenant	16/260	1st Maori Contingent	more details
Crawford	Henry		16/947	2nd Maori Contingent	more details
Crawshaw	Samuel	Private	9/1274	6th Reinforcements	more details
Creeke	George		19547	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Cross	Napier Charles		16/1282	3rd Maori Contingent	more details
Cross	Thomas Henry Louis		16/883	2nd Maori Contingent	more details
Cross	Norman		16/1407	4th Maori Contingent	more details
Cummins	Davis		19731	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Curtis	Joseph	Private	19459	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Curtis	Tame Pikikotuku		16/149	1st Maori Contingent	more details
D'arcy-Hamilton	Eagle		16/539	1st Maori Contingent	more details
Dale	Charles Martin	Private	23150	New Zealand Rifle Brigade	more details
Dalton	Ezra Hill		9/1414	7th Reinforcements	more details
Dalton	Jack		16/1515	5th Maori Contingent	more details
Danger	James	Corporal	16/575, 16/575A	2nd Maori Contingent	more details
Dansey	Roger Ingram		16/317	1st Maori Contingent	more details
Dansey	George Robert		33004	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Dansey	Harry Delamere		16/1017	2nd Maori Contingent	more details
David	Robin		16/576, 16/576A	2nd Maori Contingent	more details
Davie	Waru	Private	19940	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Davies	Henry Marshall		20891	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Davis	Charlie		60634	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Davis	Thomas Phillips		84411	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Davis	Robert		19978	Maori Reinforcements	more details
Davis	Robert		16/577, 16/577A	2nd Maori Contingent	more details

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Note the Second World War roll does not contain the names of those who were in other units but worked closely with the 28th Māori Battalion or those who served in the 15th Reinforcements or Jayforce. See a list of these people here. The names and other details given in this roll are those recorded on enlistment. Many Māori Contingent and 28th Battalion soldiers used alternative names or were known by both Māori and English versions of their names; these are recorded where known. Rank information is often first known rank. Please let us know if a soldier was known by an alternative name or was promoted to a higher rank by the end of the war.