AGED MAORI’S DEATH
A link with the Maori War has been severed with the death of Mr. Ake Ake Om-ihura, aged 94, one of the last remaining Maoris who took part in the memorable engagement of fe Ngutu-o-Tc Manu. Mr. Omahura carried a bullet in his arm until his death. He received this while fighting on behalf of Titokowaru at Pungarchu. A devout follower of Tetohiti. he joined the Titokowarua forces as a youth and remained with the leader until the end of the campaign,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 6 November 1939, Page 11
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85AGED MAORI’S DEATH Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 6 November 1939, Page 11
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