Wiremu Te Tau Huata
Wiremu Te Tau Huata, CBE, QSO, MC (23 September 1917 – 20 December 1991), was a New Zealand Anglican priest and military chaplain. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Kahungunu iwi. He was born in Mohaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand on 23 September 1917.[1]
Wiremu Te Tau Huata | |
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Born | Mohaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | 23 September 1917
Died | 20 December 1991 74) Hastings, New Zealand | (aged
Occupation | Anglican Minister |
He was chaplain to the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion, which was part of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) during World War II. He was awarded the Military Cross for his service in Italy.[1]
He was the third generation of his family who was an Anglican minister in the Diocese of Waiapu. His father was the Rev. Hemi Pititi Huata, who was ordained as a priest in 1898 and appointed as the vicar at Frasertown, near Wairoa.[2][3] His grandfather, Tamihana Huata, joined the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and on 25 September 1864 he was ordained as a priest and was appointed as the vicar at Frasertown.[2]
References
- Ballara, Angela. "Wiremu Te Tau Huata". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Tiaki Hikawera Mitira (1972). "The Life History and Activities of the Late Rev. Tamihana Huata". NZETC. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- Huata, Cordry (1996). "Huata, Hemi Pititi". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 February 2019.