Mr H. O. Grant One of the Second World War heroes of the Arawa tribe, Mr Hingawaru Oswald Grant, died at Rotorua recently after a long illness. He was one of a small party of men of the Maori Battalion that, under Sergeant H. Manahi, attacked and captured the Peak of Takrouna against over whelming odds towards the end of the North African campaign. A corporal at the time, he was awarded the Military Medal for his exploits. Mr Grant, who was 42 when he died, rose to the rank of captain. He was an accomplished linguist, musician and singer. He was an officer in the State Forest Service at Rotorua.
Many friends of both races including former Maori Battalion soldiers paid their respects to him at Te Takinga meeting house at Mourea on the shores of Lake Rotoiti, where he lay in state as a leader of Ngati Pikiao, one of the Arawa confederation of tribes. Mr Grant is survived by his wife and five children.
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Te Ao Hou, March 1964, Page 63
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