MR TAWAKE MATENGA Mr Tawake Matenga, of Ratana, died recently as a result of a road accident at Waitotara. Mr Matenga was a returned soldier of the second world war, in which he served with the Maori Battalion. As a result of one action in which he took a leading part, he was awarded the Military Medal. Mr Matenga had a long army career, arriving in England with the Maori Battalion in 1940 and he saw fighting in most of the campaigns in which the New Zealand division in the Middle East was engaged. Eventually, he became Company Sergeant Major. After the war, Mr Matenga carried on his military interests as a member of the Wellington-West Coast-Taranaki Regiment. Full military honours were accorded him at his funeral at Ratana Pa.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1960, Page 3
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