Honouring the Heroes We Lost: Private Henare Reweti: 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company

“Troops of the 28th (Maori) Battalion, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, after disembarking at Gourock in Scotland, 17 June 1940” – IWM

Private Henare Reweti (pictured second to the right) of Reporoa, New Zealand served with the 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon. In the photo Henare is identified by his service number 39245 stenciled on his kit bag.

Private Reweti trained in England for several months before being deployed to the Middle East.

According to the Auckland War Memorial Museum Private Henare Reweti was fatally wounded during combat on Crete on 27 May 1941. He was 29 years old at the time of his passing.

Private Reweti is commemorated on the Athens Memorial in Greece and the Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories. Henare Reweti was the son of Mate Rewi and Kahuaute Reweti, of Reporoa, New Zealand. Lest We Forget.