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Wi Anaru Mr Wi Anaru, who was in command of the New Zealand Maori occupational troops in Japan after World War II, died in Rotorua on 17 January aged 60. A life member of the Rotorua R.S.A. and president of Te Arawa Returned Servicemen's League, Mr Anaru enlisted in the 28th New Zealand Maori Battalion, and served in Greece, Crete and Libya. A keen rugby player in his youth, Mr Anaru was for three years a selector for the Rotorua Rugby Union and was president of the Waikite Rugby Club. He is survived by his wife and an adopted son.

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Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 3

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Wi Anaru Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 3

Wi Anaru Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 3