This is a summarised list of the names and serial numbers of the Māori and Pacific Islanders who served in the Contingents and Reinforcements of NZ in WWI & WWII. It includes the 28th Battalion, the 15th Reinforcements and the Jay Force.

The names & details are those recorded on enlistment. Many Māori Contingent & 28th Battalion soldiers, used alternative names or were known by both Māori and English versions of their names, therefore check the list: NZ soldiers who served AKA WWI

* Go to links for more info on each soldier
* 28th Battalion
* World War I
* World War II
* Online Cenotaph

NOTE
All names are under construction
They will be added as completed
A .. B .. C .. D .. E .. F
G .. H .. I .. J .. K .. L
M .. N .. O .. P .. Q .. R
S .. T .. U & V .. W .. Y
Name ~ Serial Number ~ Unit
DARCY (born Smith, took name Darcy-Smith served as Darcy)
* Campbell Newman Smith (1912-2002) 38675 : 28th medical Officer
... Born in Carterton, as Campbell Newman Smith on 6 June 1912, to John David Smith (1878-1938) & Ethel Gertrude D'Arcy (1880-1972). He had 2 brothers, Darcy Newman Smith (1905-1987) & Eric Newman Smith (1908-1961), who also took their mother's double-name, D'Arcy-Smith. (there was also a sister). His parents are buried at Hamilton East cemetery.
Their uncle (mother's brother), Thomas Lambton D'Arcy, served in the South African War. Other family members also served in later wars, read their mother's link.
* Campbell became a House Surgeon at Waikato Hospital. During WWII, he was attached to the 28th, from Aug 1942-April 1944 & Oct-Dec 1944. As the RMO of the 28th Battalion, he set up his RAP in the church cellar in Cassino on Route 6 as his battalion moved ahead. Here casualties from all units were collected and held during daylight and appropriate resuscitation, including blood transfusions, administered and splints applied as required. The entrance to the cellar was down a sort of rabbit hole and was covered by a sniper. After dark, when evacuation was reasonably safe, stretcher-bearer parties from the battalions, augmented by ADS stretcher-bearers, carried the wounded from the RAP to a jeep point, a distance of 300 yards. Jeeps then conveyed casualties to the RAP of 19 Armoured Regiment, half a mile from Cassino, where the RMOs of 19 Regiment and 21, 23 and 26 Battalions combined and worked a roster of duties. In effect, they and their orderlies acted as a forward ADS. They had under their control a pool of stretcher-carrying jeeps from the various battalions situated a further half-mile down Route 6. Motor ambulance cars were used to evacuate the cases to the ADSs. From these latter stations the patients were passed on to 4 MDS.
* Read his story here ... I volunteered to go to the Maori Battalion in August 1942. As I was being driven through the desert to join the unit at El Mrier Depression, the smell of the dead, the flies, the graves and the knocked out guns and tanks made me wonder why, as I had already been in the field for 15 months as Medical Officer to the NZSC. However it was the best decision I ever made and one I have never regretted ...

D'ARCY-HAMILTON (1882-1956)
* Eagle 16/539 : 1st
... Eagle married Mary Margaret Vera Gibbison in 1907.

DALE
* Charles Martin 23150 : 4th

DALTON
* Ezra Hill 9/1414 : 7th
* Jack 16/1515 : 5th

DANGER
* James 16/575, 16/575A : 2nd

DANIELS
* Andrew 62807 : 28th
* Moses 39308 : 28th
* Peter 25831 : 28th
* Puhi Thomas 39006 : 28th
... from Taupiri
* William 816595 : 15th, Jay Force

DANSEY
* George Robert 33004 : 14th
* Harry Delamere 16/1017 : 2nd
* Harry Delamere Barter 376544 : 28th
* Roger Ingram 16/317 : 1st
* Roger Tahere 6124 : 28th

DAVID
* Robin 16/576, 16/576A : 2nd

DAVIDSON
* Raymond George 654861 : Jay Force
... son of George Young Davidson & Maraea Tangi Makawe nee Cockery. Conflicting stories on whether he was attached to the 28th or not.

DAVIE (real name Rewi)
* Waru 19940 : Maori Pioneer Battalion
... Born Waru Davie Rewi 25 Jan 1895 to David & Mary Davie Rewi. He was a brother of Para Davy Rewi. see Davy below. Waru was a farmer at Te Puke and a Hauraki Regiment Volunteer. He enlisted for WWI 18 May 1917 from Tauranga, serving with the Maori Pioneer Battalion, Canterbury Regiment and served on the Western Front 1917-1918. He was admitted to hospital in France, 29 Jan 1918, suffering from bronchitis & pneumonia. On 17 May 1918 he was sent to England where he was discharged from war service, deemed 'no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service' and spent time at the NZ General Hospital at Brockenhurst. Waru embarked for NZ, 11 Oct 1918, transferring to the Hospital Ship 'Marama'. He was an out-patient at Tauranga before transferring to Waikato Sanatorium near Cambridge. Private Waru Davie Rewi died in Tauranga from TB on 27 Aug 1920. He was 26.

DAVIES
* Henry Marshall 20891 : 10th

DAVIS
* Arapeta 801917 : 28th
* Arthur 802728 : 28th
* Arthur Robert 813574 : 15th, Jay Force
* Benjamin 62753 : 28th
* Benjamin Tanui 34051 : 28th
* Charles Richard 84410 : 31st
* Charles William Lewis 455695 : 28th
* Charlie 60634 : 30th
* Edward Tanui 67601 : 28th
* Eric 39305 : 28th
* Francis 812152 : 28th
* Harry 60632 : 30th
* Harry Wixon 26004 : 28th
* Henry Matheson 811600 : 28th
* Jack 65338 : 28th
... aka Davies
* James Abraham 60570 : 27th
* John 62546 : 28th
... brother of William
* Ngaro Moses 39307 : 28th
* Oscar William 9/1666 : 8th
* Percy 812606 : 28th
* Perry 60633 : 30th
* Perry 65339 : 28th
* Prince 16/1413 : 28th
* Putangi 813484 : 28th
* Reuben Thomas 801918 : 28th
* Rihimona 25833 : 28th
* Robert 16/577, 16/577A : 2nd
* Thomas Phillips 84411 : 31st
* Thompson Moses 39306 : 28th
* Waka 16/884 : 2nd
* William 62547 : 28th
... brother of John
* William 67613 : 28th
... from Tangiteroria
* William 67614 : 28th
... from Whakapara
* William 60630 : 31st
... from Whangarei
* William 16/262 : 1st
... from Waitangi
* William Bartholomew 427841 : 28th
* William Henry 65340 : 28th

DAVY (real name Rewi)
* Para 19703 : 21st
... Born Para Davie Rewi (1896-1918), brother of Waru Davie Rewi (see Davie above). Died duting the Flu Pandemis at the 45th Casualty Clearing Station in France

DAY
* Reginald Thomas 446805 : 28th

DAYMOND
* Henry 16/263 : 1st
* Tiori Taua 65406 :

DE LA CROIX
* Harry Tuhoe 39309 : 28th

DELAMERE
* Edward Kohi 62661 : 28th
* Henry 16/263 : 1st
* Heremia 16/93 : 1st
* Hiki 20873 : 10th
* Maui Bennett 6170 : 28th
* Monita Eru 637190 : 28th
* Philip 'aka Waikura' 801919 : 28th
* Takamoana 39116 : 28th
... aka Bill Pire Delamere
* Thomas 'aka Tame' 62662 : 28th
* Tumanako 811715 : 28th

DE THIERRY
* Percival Thomas 68215 : 28th

DELANEY
* Roy 16/509 : 1st, 4th & Samoan Relief
* Roy 16/143 : 1st

DENNY
* John William 454431 : 28th
* Joseph John 630481 : 28th

DEVON
* Roy 16/143 : 1st

DEWES
* Henry 25834 : 28th
* Whare 817534 : 28th

DIAMOND
* Daniel 'Dan' 39311 : 28th
* Hemara 39661 : 28th

DICK
* Gene 811025 : 28th
* Joe 65509 : 28th

DICKEY
* Henry 62714 : 28th
* Howard 20781 : 9th

DINSDALE
* John 802579 : 28th

DITTMER
* George 12 : Commanding Officer 28th
... Brigadier George Dittmer (1893-1979)
NZ Maori Battalion Golden Jubilee Reunion, April 1990 1st C.O. - DITTMER, George: CBE, DSO, MBE, MC, MID. Born Maharahara, 4th June 1893, commanded the Maori Battalion from Nov 1939 to Feb 1942. George Dittmer was a regular soldier and served right through WWI and WWII and retired at the age of 55 in 1948, at which time he was a Brigadier and Commandant of the Central Military district. It is not appropriate to dwell at length on the merits of our founding C.O. except to say perhaps that the Army could not have picked a better man for the job. When speaking of those all important formative days of our Battalion, this is what Major Rangi Logan has to say about the key appointments of Commanding Officer, 2nd in Command and Regimental Sergeant-Major (and Rangi was very much involved), "I have often said we could not have had better men for the job than George Dittmer, George Bertrand and Ace Wood."

DIXON
* Joseph 60869 : 31st
* Marshall Edward 39312 : 28th
* Robert John 39007 : 28th
* Wallace 39008 : 28th

DODD
* Roy Reginald 642267 : Jay Force

DONALDSON
* George Thomas 16/264 : 1st

DOUGLAS
* Edward 39047 : 28th
* Hugh Gavin 811924 : Jay Force
* Joseph 68040 : 28th
* Nahu 19843 : 20th
NOTE Edward (aged 25) & Joseph (aged 23) Douglas, were brothers. Sons of John Douglas & Adeline Honeycombe of Ngaruawahia. They died in the same place, Tunisia, North Africa, on the same day, 20 April 1943

DOWN
* Ashley James 817741 : 28th
* Walter Issac 'Sonny' 602498 : 2nd

DOWNES
* Albert 16/508 : 1st
* Hoani Tehoka 802554 : 28th
* Kahu Morehu 816570 : 28th
* Paul 817461 : 28th
* Timothy 43517 : 28th

DOWNS
* Hoani Tehoka 802554 :

DUDLEY
* Henry 81108 : 28th

DUFAR
* David 16/578, 16/578A : 2nd

DUFF
* Hone 'John' 25837 : 28th
* Kirimangu Martin 'Darkie' 68293 : 2nd or 8th
... aka Mangu, Manga, Kirimangu Reharuhu. Listed on the Nominal Roll as embarking as an Infantry Reinforcement. Listed on the Nominal Roll as Mangu, 8th Reinforcements. Listed at Achives NZ as Manga or Kirimangu Reharuhi.
Son of Haukino Granville 'Hamuti' Duff (1898-1979) & 1 of his 4 wives, Martha Matahera Te Moana. Half brother of William Takiwa Duff below
* Matene Rangiamohia 16/373 : 1st
* Whituroa 25838 : 28th
* William Takiwa 802444 : 28th
... half brother of Kirimangu above

DUFFY
* Edmund 16/1384 : 4th

DUNCAN
* John Donald Campbell 16/999 : 2nd
* Paul Sonny 801921 : 28th
* Thomas England 25841 : 28th

DUNN
* Andrew Joseph 811773 : 28th
* Harry 65178 : 28th
* Henry 801680 : 15th, Jay Force
* Hiki 19585 : 14th
* Stephen 812674 : 15th, Jay Force
* Walter 16/1408 : 4th
* Wati 39472 : 28th

DYER
* Humphrey Goring 39998 : 28th
28 Maori Battalion Golden Jubilee, April 1990
2nd C.O. - DYER, Humphrey Goring, MID.
Born 7th March 1896 at Hamilton.
Because he was a school teacher for many years it wasn't generally known that Humphrey Dyer started his career as a professional soldier. He was the top cadet at the Duntroon Military College where he was awarded the Sword of Honour in 1918.
Except for short periods of special duties and as Battalion 2 I/C, Humphrey Dyer spent almost two years as O.C. 'D' Company with whom he became closely identified.
As a disciplinarian Humphrey was in the Dittmer mould, his adjutant was Ace Wood, the Battalion's original RSM; the Battalion had performed very well in Greece and Crete and the Libyan Campaign, and now seemed set for still greater things. So it was particularly unfortunate that Dyer's position with regard to captured enemy weapons should have become so uncompromising. However, he asked to be relieved of his command and in so doing made way for the Division to appoint its first Maori Commander.

PHOTO
28th Private 65338 Jack Davis (aka Davies)
Son of Jack Davies & Lena
NOK daughter Edith Davies, Tauteka, Towai, North Auckland
Killed in Action 21 March 1943 in Tunisia aged 27

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