NEWS IN BRIEF Four of the six Maoris who commanded the Maori Battalion in the Second World War are now engaged in Maori welfare work. The first Maori to command the battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel E. T. W. Love, was killed in action in July, 1942, only a few weeks after he had assumed command. He was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel F. Baker, D.S.O., who has, since 1943, been Director of Rehabilitation. Next commander of the battalion was Lieutenant-Colonel C. M. Bennett, D.S.O., who is now Assistant Controller of the Welfare Division, Department of Maori Affairs. Lieutenant-Colonel K. A. Keiha, M.C. and Bar, is District Welfare Officer at Gisborne; Lieutenant-Colonel A. Awatere, D.S.O., M.C., is District Welfare Officer at Wanganui; and Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Henare, who was the 11th and last commander of the Maori Battalion, is now District Welfare Officer at Auckland.
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Te Ao Hou, Spring 1953, Page 56
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