Matiu (Matthew) Waru Blackburn
Private 801894 · D Company, 28th (Māori) Battalion · Wounded in Italy Artist’s impression based on a later-life photograph on his headstone at Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, aged down. Early life Matiu Waru Blackburn, known in army records as Matthew, was born on 14 April 1920. His parents were Waru Blackburn and Ka Marutuna. He grew…