Sergeant Wi Te Kowha Hau

Sergeant Wi Te Kowha Hau, son of Wiremu Pahi and Pipikoneke Hau from Rawhiti.  Wi served with A Company and embarked with the Main Body.  He died on 2 November 1942 and is buried at El Alamein Cemetery, Egypt.

Wi's brothers' Jack (Haki) and Hongi and a number of cousins also served with the Māori Battalion.  Altogether 13 members of this family served in the war.

 

 

Reference:

Whānau collection.  No reproduction without permission.

 

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