COMMANDED TROOPS IN NORTHERN CAMPAIGN.
Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, October 12. Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Roberts, whose death is reported from Rotorua, was a well known figure in the Maori wars. He joined Major Jackson’s Forest Rangers in 1863, and later von Tempsky’s corps. He took part in many engagements, notably Orakau, Ngutu o Te Manu, Moturoa, and Ngatapa- In 1869 he was O.C. of the Urewera expedition column was mentioned in despatches and awarded the New Zealand Cross. From 1870 to 1878 he was O.C. in the Taupo and Tauranga districts. In 1879 to 1881 O.C. in Taranaki and commanded at Parihaka. In 1886 he became O.C. of the Permanent Militia. He relinquished his military duties in 1888 and was appointed a Resident Magistrate, finally retiring in 1909.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18587, 12 October 1928, Page 1
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