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70 years ago this month

For most of June the Battalion are at Arce, north-west of Cassino. CO Lt-Col Young is keeping them occupied and out of mischief. The American’s have occupied Rome. Read the war diary for June 1944 here.

Featured Soldier

Charlie Hapeta

Waitere Manihera

WW1 Serial No:

16/189

Surname:

Manihera

Forename(s):

Waitere

WW1 Next of kin on enlistment:

Mrs Elizabeth Manihera, Rapaki, Lyttelton, New Zealand

WW1 Rank:

Private

WW1 Address:

Rapaki, Lyttelton, New Zealand

Date of death:

06 Aug 1915 {Age 23}

Place of death:

GALLIPOLI

WW1 Embarkation body:

1st Maori Contingent

WW1 Embarkation Unit:

A Company

WW1 Last unit:

Maori Contingent

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Memorial to Waitere Manihera

Died at Gallipoli on Aug 6 1915 (Chunuk Bair) he is remembered on the memorial at Witch Hill, in tne Port Hills above Rapaki. Photo here http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/witch-hill-memorial

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