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70 years ago this month

February 1942 was spent re-equipping and training, the Battalion regaining its vitality. Read the war diary for February 1942 here

Murray Taura

Serial No: 
39026
Surname: 
Taura
Forename(s): 
Murray
Next of kin on enlistment: 
Mrs Hinerongui (sister), Manunui, New Zealand
Rank: 
Private
Address on enlistment: 
Raetihi, New Zealand
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Whanau - TE TAWHERO

BALLOYD_ commented:
Fri, 09 October 2009 - 08:07am
Murray (Mare) Taura was a Te Tawhero his father was Taura Te Tawhero, and he had three brothers and also sisters. His brothers were Herewini and Haitana - if you are connected to these names please leave a comment

Murray Taura

BALLOYD_ commented:
Fri, 09 October 2009 - 02:31pm
Murray also known as Mare Taura was my birth father. He had 4 children to Pura Taiaroa. Christine Chung, Marina Williams, Rodney Taura and myself Barbara Lloyd. He also had an older daughter, her name was Purewa Rauhina.

Tena koutou What are the

tokatu commented:
Sat, 26 December 2009 - 11:57pm
Tena koutou What are the connections to Bill Haitana who's father was Te Tawhero Haitana from Raetihi? In WWII Bill was in the NZ Navy. My husband is his eldest grandchild, He and I have 8 children. Very interested in researching their whakapapa.

Irwin Rommel

tokatu commented:
Thu, 21 January 2010 - 12:57am
Is it true that Irwin Rommel, Germany’s finest general, honoured the Maori Battalion with this saying. “Give me a thousand of these men and I shall rule the world”? I have children who have heard this legend from their grandfather. I just wondered it was true. Khali Haitana

Irwin Rommel

Waahuu commented:
Thu, 21 January 2010 - 04:12pm
Ae he tika tēnā kōrero

Is Bill Haitana's wife

BALLOYD_ commented:
Mon, 19 April 2010 - 09:51pm

Is Bill Haitana's wife called Margaret - If so then my Natural father Mare and my adopted father Hore Herewini would all be first cousins - their fathers were brothers - You can contact me by email BALLOYD_@xtra.co.nz if you like

 

Barbara

28th Maori Battalion POW

BALLOYD_ commented:
Mon, 19 April 2010 - 09:56pm
Just finished viewing the video of the welcome home for the POW in Rotorua. My father Mare Taura was a POW - I never met him, he married our mother when he came home from the war then had us. I was being the youngest of his children was born in 1951 he died in 1956 so I never really knew him - I was looking so hard in the video hoping to get a glimpse of him but alas no luck - the film was too short Barbara

he is my Grandfather

robin taura commented:
Tue, 08 June 2010 - 11:15pm
he is my Grandfather

Comment from tokatu

BALLOYD_ commented:
Tue, 14 September 2010 - 06:52pm
Tena Koe, they are the same family, Bill and Betty were my Aunty and Uncle, I can remember two of his children, I went to school with both of them, (Puti and Margaret) last time I saw them was when I was going to Primary school in Raetihi

Puti and Margaret

tokatu commented:
Tue, 07 December 2010 - 10:10pm
Tena Koe!  My husband is Puti's son!  Now when are the Haitana family coming together?  My children would love to see this side of themselves.
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