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Donald Oliphant Stewart

Surname
Stewart
Forename(s)
Donald Oliphant

World War 2

Serial No
26034
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Address on enlistment
Toroa Street, Whakatane, New Zealand
Next of kin
Mrs A. Stewart (mother), Toroa Street, Whakatane, New Zealand
Notes
See Donald Oliphant in the programme Maori Battalion - March to Victory.  His brother Second Lieutenant Horton Stewart also served with the Battalion.  He died in Crete on 27 May 1941.

Comments (6)

Submitted by Kerry James Goodhew on Mon, 25/04/2011 - 13:38

Uncle Don was a Major overseeing ANZAC dawn parades that finished at the Wairaka Marae, Whakatane for many years. He died at the dawn parade "rallying the troops" 1993! KJG

Submitted by Kerry James Goodhew on Mon, 25/04/2011 - 13:43

It was Uncle Don who lay down the now oft quoted challenge that a Maori with a Taiaha would defeat the best infantryman wielding a bayonetted rifle!

Submitted by Te Ngakooteran… on Wed, 27/04/2011 - 07:36

I have a copy of that story he wrote on my great grandfathers page his name was Aubrey Rota from Matatā Te Ngako-o-Te-Rangi

Submitted by Kerry James Goodhew on Fri, 29/04/2011 - 10:55

...my Theosophy friend!!!!  Remember me? KJG!So pleased to have you first to contact me here!  I was in Whakatane June and October last year to help my Mum as one of the flooded houses, Douglas St.  Not much time for anything else!  But would like to catch up with you in person one day!  ;-)

Submitted by Te Ngakooteran… on Thu, 22/12/2011 - 12:52

Hey mate I havent been on this site now for a while but it would be really good to make contact with you. Te Ngakooterangi

Submitted by Ferne Wiesner on Wed, 25/04/2012 - 13:23

Ferne WiesnerUncle Don's sister Pauline Stewart-Shuker says that it was an expert Aubrey Rota who took up the challenge, mentioned above,in a duel~ taiaha vs bayonetted rifle

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