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70 years ago this month
Near Enfidaville, 5 NZ Infantry Brigade, of which the Māori Battalion was a part, found in its path a 180-m high rock fortress called Takrouna which was held by the enemy. Like Point 209, the Māori Battalion takes a significant role in taking Takrouna especially a group of B Company men. Read the war diary for April 1943 here
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Battalion Roll
Note this roll does not contain the names of those who were in other units but worked closely with the 28th Māori Battalion or those who served in the 15th Reinforcements or Jayforce. See a list of these people here. The names and other details given in this roll are those recorded on enlistment. Many 28th Battalion soldiers used alternative names or were known by both Māori and English versions of their names; these are recorded where known. Rank information is often first known rank. Please let us know if a soldier was known by an alternative name or was promoted to a higher rank by the end of the war.
| Surname | Forename(s) | Rank | Serial No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | Mate Ngaro | Private | 62558 | more details |
| Solomon | George | Lance Corporal | 67549 | more details |
| Sorenson | Christopher | Second Lieutenant | 6082 | more details |
| Stanley | Brown | Private | 802626 | more details |
| Staples | Ned | Corporal | 802200 | more details |
| Stephens | Andrew Joseph | Second Lieutenant | 3174 | more details |
| Stephens | Warren Pahia | Private | 819256 | more details |
| Stevens | Edgar Robert | Private | 39461 | more details |
| Stevens | Kiri | Private | 26033 | more details |
| Stevens | George | Private | 817566 | more details |
| Stewart | John Charles | Private | 65414 | more details |
| Stewart | Donald Oliphant | Second Lieutenant | 26034 | more details |
| Stewart | Robert Oliphant | Private | 62695 | more details |
| Stewart | Horton Oliphant | Second Lieutenant | 4183 | more details |
| Stewart | Bertrand Oliphant Te Apatu | Temporary Sergeant | 68397 | more details |
| Stewart | Charles Oliphant | Private | 611058 | more details |
| Stewart | Taki | Private | 802928 | more details |
| Stirling | Te Harangi | Private | 39613 | more details |
| Stirling | Wahawaha | Private | 802465 | more details |
| Stirling | Naera | Private | 802201 | more details |
| Strongman | Allan | Private | 39459 | more details |
| Strongman | Roy Kenneth | Sergeant | 65537 | more details |
| Subritzky | Eric | Lance Corporal | 39305 | more details |
| Sulfa | Frank Mildy | Private | 800881 | more details |
| Sullivan | Wharerangi | Private | 39576 | more details |
| Sullivan | Tau | Private | 39259 | more details |
| Sullivan | Jack Kotuku | Private | 805068 | more details |
| Sullivan | Massey | Private | 801762 | more details |
| Sullivan | Johnston | Private | 26035 | more details |
| Sutherland | Theodore | Private | 802203 | more details |
| Sutherland | Te Aorere | Private | 65402 | more details |
| Sutherland | George Henare Albert | Captain | 67388 | more details |
| Swainson | Matia Parkes | Lieutenant | 35258 | more details |
| Swann | Dooley | Private | 817655 | more details |
| Swann | Sam Ferriss | Private | 68398 | more details |
| Swinton | Jack | Private | 811028 | more details |
| Swinton | Paul Oliver | Private | 68201 | more details |
| Sylva | Basil | Private | 802627 | more details |


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