Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai Love (18 May 1905 – 12 July 1942) was a New Zealand rugby player, interpreter and military leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Ati Awaiwi.
One of seven surviving children of Wi Hapi Pakau Love and Ripeka Wharawhara Love, he was born in Waikawa Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand on 18 May 1905.[1]
A Territorial officer, during the Second World War, he was a company commander and later battalion commander of the Māori Battalion. He was killed in action in the Western Desert on 12 July 1942.[2]
eruera, love, eruera, whiti, rongomai, love, 1905, july, 1942, zealand, rugby, player, interpreter, military, leader, māori, descent, identified, with, nickname, bull, born, 1905, 1905waikawa, marlborough, zealanddied12, july, 1942, 1942, aged, ruweisat, ridge. Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai Love 18 May 1905 12 July 1942 was a New Zealand rugby player interpreter and military leader Of Maori descent he identified with the Te Ati Awa iwi Eruera LoveNickname s The Bull Born 1905 05 18 18 May 1905Waikawa Marlborough New ZealandDied12 July 1942 1942 07 12 aged 37 Ruweisat Ridge EgyptBuriedEl Alamein War CemeteryAllegianceNew ZealandService wbr branchNew Zealand Military ForcesYears of service1922 1942RankLieutenant ColonelCommands heldMaori BattalionBattles warsSecond World War Battle of Greece Battle of Crete First Battle of El AlameinRelationsRipeka Wharawhara Love mother One of seven surviving children of Wi Hapi Pakau Love and Ripeka Wharawhara Love he was born in Waikawa Bay Marlborough New Zealand on 18 May 1905 1 A Territorial officer during the Second World War he was a company commander and later battalion commander of the Maori Battalion He was killed in action in the Western Desert on 12 July 1942 2 References edit Miguel Susan Love De Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai Love Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 23 April 2017 De Miguel Susan Love Love Eruera Te Whiti o Rongomai The New Zealand Encyclopedia Dictionary of New Zealand Biography nbsp This biographical article relating to a Maori person is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to the military of New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union about a person born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eruera Love amp oldid 1184983824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
