Sir Henare Kohere Ngata, KBE

In late March 1941 the Second New Zealand Division was sent from Egypt to Greece. While the bulk of the 730-strong Maori Battalion entrained to Mt Olympus to defend northern Greece a 90-strong Māori reinforcement company was left with other New Zealand reinforcements at Voula near Athens. They were to reinforce their battalions if and when required. When the troops were evacuated from Greece at the end of April the Reinforcement Company headed south but were captured at Kalamata.

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Headstone: NGATA: He Tohu Aroha Ki A Reg no 6126 SIR HENARE KOHERE 19.12.1917 - 11.12.2011 For a much loved Husband, Father, Grandfather & Uncle. Ka noho ahau ki te whare o Ihowa, Ake tonu atu.