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Article: Maori Battalion commander Sir Charles Bennett, 85, dies
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- The Press
- Article date:
- November 27, 1998
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WELLINGTON -- Political and Maori tributes marked the death of
one
of New Zealand's most noted leaders, commander of the 28th Maori
Battalion Sir Charles Bennett, DSO.
Sir Charles died in Tauranga yesterday after a long illness. He
was 85.
A son of the first Maori bishop of Aotearoa, Bishop Fred Bennett,
Sir Charles was brought up in the Rotorua area.
He was educated at Te Aute College in Hawke's Bay, Canterbury
University, and Oxford University, but spent his latter years living
at Maketu, 25km south-east of Tauranga.
He served as a commander of the 28th Maori Battalion during World
War 2, and was severely wounded in April 1943 while in North Africa.
Sir Charles was awarded the ...