Skip to main content

Contribute

Add your stories, photos, audio and more...

Start contributing now

Already a contributor?

Latest comments

Paumea Horton McKay (not verified) commented on Wattie Horton Mackay
Pat-Juan Lovett (not verified) commented on Cedric Lovett
Admin_Leanne_Tamaki commented on Muttonbird barrels, Christmas 1944
Kusabs commented on Thomas William Lawrence
Mervyn j Peka (not verified) commented on Charles Hall

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

Serial No:

16/189

Surname:

Manihera

Forename(s):

Waitere

Next of kin on enlistment:

Mrs Elizabeth Manihera, Rapaki, Lyttelton, New Zealand

Rank:

Private

Address:

Rapaki, Lyttelton, New Zealand

Date of death:

06 Aug 1915 {Age 23}

Place of death:

GALLIPOLI

Embarkation body:

1st Maori Contingent

Embarkation Unit:

A Company

Last unit:

Maori Contingent

Add new comment

Comments so far:

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

reply

Comments

There is 1 comment

Add your comments:

Add your stories, photos, audio and more...

Start contributing now

Already a contributor?