Frederick Te Tiwha Bennett

Te Ao Hou, September 1967, Page 2

Frederick Te Tiwha Bennett Mr. F. T. Bennett, third son of the first Bishop of Aotearoa, the Rt Revd F. Bennett, died on 31 July, aged 61. Mr Bennett was one of 14 children. His brothers include Mr C. M. Bennett, former New Zealand High Commissioner in Malaya and now Assistant Secretary of Maori Affairs, Dr H. R. Bennett, medical superintendent at Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital, Te Awamutu, and the Revd A. M. Bennett, prison chaplain at Waikeria. One of seven brothers to be commissioned from the ranks in the Second World War, he went overseas in the second echelon, the original Maori Battalion, and after serving in the Middle East returned home as a captain. Mr Bennett was educated in Rotorua, at Te Aute College, Napier Boys' High School and Otago University, where he graduated as bachelor of dental surgery. He lived and practised dentistry in Ponsonby, was a member of the Auckland Lions Club and a member of the Auckland Racing Club. He is survived by his wife, four daughters and one son. Many fellow Battalion members attended his tangi at the Mangere marae, the service at St. Andrews' Anglican church and burial at Purewa cemetery.