JAMES HALL A popular figure in the Hokianga area, James Hall, died suddenly some months ago. Mr Hall, who was born in 1896 at Ohinemutu, was a member of Ngati Whakaue sub-tribe of Te Arawa. However, since 1920 he had lived in the Hokianga district. Mr Hall served with the Maori Pioneer Battalion during World War I. enlisting at the age of 18. In 1920 he married Heeni Te Karauna, a grandchild of one of Nga Puhi's leading chiefs. His wife predeceased him in 1950. Shortly after his marriage he took up farming, breaking in virgin land. During World War II he served in New Zealand with the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. Since 1944, Mr Hall had been field supervisor for the Maori Affairs Department in Southern Hokianga. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs H. Gladding. Auckland, and two sons. James C. Hall and Rangi Hall, both of Pakanae, Hokianga.
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Te Ao Hou, December 1955, Page 3
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