George Katene

This article appeared in Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1944, Page 4:MAORI WAR DEAD MEMORIAL SERVICE In memory of the members of the Maori race who have been killed in this war, with special reference to Lieutenant George Katene, M.M., a memorial service is to be held on the marae at Porirua on Sunday next, January 23. The assembly will chiefly concern the relatives and friends of the late Lieut. Katene but facilities for public attendance are being provided by the Railway Department with special trains.- Lieut. Katene, who was 26 years of age left New Zealand with the Second Echelon of the Maori Battalion in 1939, and he served in Greece and Crete, then taking part in the fighting in North Africa, where he was wounded. He recovered in time to participate in the landing in Italy, and while serving with the Eighth Army's advance forces, he was killed in action on December 7 last. The memorial service on Sunday will begin at 11.30 a.m. and will comprise hymns, prayers, and appropriate addresses. A feature will be the singing of In Memoria, a sacred part song, by members of the Ngati-toa choir. Among the speakers will be the Rev. Paora Te Muera, vicar of the parish of Rangiatea (Church of England) and Mr. Matthew Cowley, mission president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  'Maori War Dead Memorial'. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1944, Page 4  URL: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz