NINE VOLUNTEER SONS
TOLAGA BAY WOMAN'S DEATH (0.C.) GISBORNE, Wednosday The death has occurred of Mrs. Ruta Tamihana, wife of Mr. Roia Tamihana, of Tolaga Bay. Mrs. Tamihana was the mother of 18 children, of whom 14 survive. Her nine sons have all volunteered for service with the Maori Battalion, and six have been accepted and are at present serving abroad.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23965, 15 May 1941, Page 8
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61NINE VOLUNTEER SONS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23965, 15 May 1941, Page 8
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