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70 years ago this month
The Battalion carried out its final operation of the North African Campaign. A and D Companies suffered a number of casualties and fatalities in this operation. Fighting ended with Axis troops surrendering on May 13. Read the war diary for May 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutu | Tairawhiti | Private | 26073 | more details |
| Tutemahurangi | Abraham | Private | 62878 | more details |
| Tutehira | Meneira | Private | 810651 | more details |
| Tutaki | Rangi | Lieutenant | 62629 | more details |
| Tutahi | Hughie Ngarino | Private | 39731 | more details |
| Turner | Frank | Private | 813524 | more details |
| Turner | George | Private | 8812 | more details |
| Turner | John Harry | Corporal | 802253 | more details |
| Turner | Peter | Private | 68032 | more details |
| Tureia | Parekura | Captain | 6179 | more details |
| Turei | John Joseph | Private | 39263 | more details |
| Turei | Maku | Sergeant | 67505 | more details |
| Turei | Rauaroa Tangaroapeau | Sergeant | 67401 | more details |
| Turangi | Henare | Private | 26072 | more details |
| Tupene | John | Private | 39596 | more details |
| Tupe | Turanga Morehu | Private | 67660 | more details |
| Tupe | Te Naawe James | Private | 65267 | more details |
| Tupe | Turanga | Private | 39269 | more details |
| Tupara | Hoake | Private | 26071 | more details |
| Tupara | Tame | Sergeant | 65324 | more details |
| Tunui | Charles | Private | 811563 | more details |
| Tunua | Rooti Lordy | Private | 65417 | more details |
| Tumutara | Ray Samuel | Private | 811745 | more details |
| Tumataroa | Ben | Private | 65416 | more details |
| Tumataroa | Okeroa | Private | 65532 | more details |
| Tumataroa | John | Private | 26069 | more details |
| Tumataroa | Ken | Private | 26070 | more details |
| Tumaru | Temakarena Autumn | Private | 822573 | more details |
| Tumaru | Walter Ratana | Private | 439910 | more details |
| Tumarae | Te Whetu | Private | 811053 | more details |
| Tukuru | Meketanara | Private | 802251 | more details |
| Tukuru | Wiremu Kairawhiti | Private | 802252 | more details |
| Tukua | Tainui Awhiro | Private | 67157 | more details |
| Tukiri | Thomas | Private | 800743 | more details |
| Tukaki | Ngakete | Sergeant | 65332 | more details |
| Tukaki | Andrew | Private | 26068 | more details |
| Tuiri | William | Private | 802250 | more details |
| Tuiri | Pompey | Private | 805698 | more details |
| Tuhura | Paraone | Private | 39610 | more details |
| Tuhoro | Eruera Armentieres | Private | 802247 | more details |


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