Henry Atutahi

Private 813512 · D Company, 28th (Māori) Battalion · Italy 1944–45
Early life
Henry Atutahi was from Te Kūiti. He was married, and his wife, Mrs R. Atutahi, could be reached through A. W. Joseph of Te Kūiti. He was working as a labourer when he enlisted.
War
Henry sailed in 1944 in the same draft as Jacob Awarangi, Don Barrett and the Bartletts, and he served with the battalion in Italy. His war medals are on the 2022 list of unclaimed medals for the 28th (Māori) Battalion, so his whānau are able to claim them.
Sources
Online Cenotaph C117752; NZDF list of unclaimed medals, 28th (Māori) Battalion (2022).
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