Bay of Plenty and East Coast

Private 39043 · D Company, 28th (Māori) Battalion · Second Echelon, 1940 Early life William Paewaka Titirahi Apihai was born at Te Teko on 16 June 1920. His father, Titirahi Apihai, was his next of kin, and William was single and working as a farm hand. His pepeha: Ko Putauaki te maungaKo Mataatua te wakaKo…