Hemi Wiremu

Hemi (Himi) Wiremu was a Lieutenant in A Company.  Hemi was educated at St Stephens and was later a member of staff teaching agriculture from 1931-1936. He then worked at the Forestry Department in Rotorua working for the St John Ambulance Brigade. He started the 2nd Company of the Boys' Brigade at Ōhinemutu, and was a lay reader at St Faith's Church. 

He was caputred in Greece and spent four years as a prisoner of war in Germany. 

In 1945 he was released, he went to London and spent a year at Bango University in North Wales doing a forestry course.  He also met his english wife with whom he had three children (two sons and a daughter). 

Hemi worked in farm management, and as a member of the voluntary civil police until 1963. He joined the staff of New Zealand House as Commissionaire.

See Te Ao Hou for more about Hemi.