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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand | George Frederick | Lieutenant Colonel | 10 | more details |
| Broughton | Kenneth Renata | Corporal | 1997 | more details |
| Bird | George Gabriel | Lance Corporal | 4204 | more details |
| Berghan | Henery | Private | 5710 | more details |
| Blomfield | Cecil James | Captain | 6093 | more details |
| Berghan | Joseph | Private | 6098 | more details |
| Bennett | Charles Moihi Te Arawaka | Lieutenant Colonel | 6121 | more details |
| Bennett | Frederick Tiwha | Second Lieutenant | 6122 | more details |
| Bennett | George Ranginohoora | Second Lieutenant | 6123 | more details |
| Bluett | Samuel | Corporal | 6171 | more details |
| Bunker | Rangi Peni | Private | 12443 | more details |
| Brown | Harvey | Private | 15131 | more details |
| Bell | Charles Rangiriri | Corporal | 22066 | more details |
| Baker | Hubert George | Corporal | 25811 | more details |
| Barbarich | James | Private | 25812 | more details |
| Barrett | Henry Kokoro | Private | 25813 | more details |
| Barrett | John Piuraki Tikao | Second Lieutenant | 25814 | more details |
| Black | John | Private | 25815 | more details |
| Brass | Logan David | Private | 25816 | more details |
| Brooking | Arthur | Private | 25817 | more details |
| Brown | Charles Smith | Temporary Corporal | 25818 | more details |
| Brown | David | Private | 25819 | more details |
| Brown | James | Private | 25820 | more details |
| Brown | John Rawhiti | Private | 25821 | more details |
| Busby | Ponaute | Private | 25823 | more details |
| Bryers | Thomas Peter Waiata | Corporal | 25824 | more details |
| Butler | Kehu | Private | 26145 | more details |
| Brown | Jack | Private | 26359 | more details |
| Brunton | Walker Culling | Private | 26654 | more details |
| Burke | Garrett Leslie | Warrant Officer Class 2 | 30486 | more details |
| Bell | Lawrence John | Captain | 30969 | more details |
| Baker | Frederick | Lieutenant Colonel | 34879 | more details |
| Bennet | Charles Basil | 38188 | more details | |
| Bell | John Pani | Private | 39003 | more details |
| Brown | Robert | Private | 39044 | more details |
| Bird | Henry Tahawai | Sergeant | 39045 | more details |
| Beattie | Whare | Private | 39046 | more details |
| Bartlett | Robert | Private | 39203 | more details |
| Brown | Hauraki Akuhata | Private | 39226 | more details |
| Busby | Selwyn | Private | 39296 | more details |


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