Harry Delamere Barter Dansey
I whānau mai i te 1 Nov 1920 - I mate atu i te 6 Nov 1979
- Nama Hōia
- WWII 376544 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
- Harry Dehamene Barter AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- WW2 Sergeant AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Harry Delamere Barter AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Dansey AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
- Harry Dehamene Barter AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- WWII 376544 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Te Arawa, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Tainui, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Iwi o Te Arawa, Te Arawa, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 1 Nov 1920 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
- Son of Harry Delamere Dansey & Winifred Patience nee' BarterPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 June 2024 - https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5d3/dansey-harry-delamere-barter
- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
- WW2 C/o Y.M.C.A, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
- Uri kiritahi
- WW2 Mrs L.M. Dansey (wife), C/o Mr R. Hikaka, Oeo, Manaia, New Zealand AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Pre 31 Mar 1944 AWMM Married AWMM
- On 19 May 1943 at Ōeo, Manaia, Taranaki, Harry Dansey married Te Rina Makarita (Lena Margret) HīkakaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 June 2024 - https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5d3/dansey-harry-delamere-barter
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- North Africa AWMM
- Italy AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- WWII 376544 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- 28 (Maori) Battalion, D Company AWMM
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
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Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW2 Warehouseman/Civilian AWMM
- Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Temporary Sergeant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
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Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- WW2 1946 AWMM Sergeant AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Name mispelt on the Nominal Roll as Dehamene.
Harry Delamere Barter Dansey (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) was born in Greenlane, Auckland, on 1 November 1920, the eldest of four children of civil engineer Harry Delamere Dansey and Winifred Patience Barter. He grew up in Rotorua, where his early exposure to te ao Māori, combined with time spent at Auckland Institute and Museum, shaped a lifelong engagement with Māori history, language, and culture.
Dansey served with the New Zealand Army during World War II, enlisting with 28 (Māori) Battalion. He embarked for Egypt in March 1944 and served in North Africa and Italy. During his service he was frequently tasked with gathering and reporting intelligence, using his drawing skills to sketch buildings and landscapes of strategic interest. He was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Sergeant.
After the war, Dansey trained as a journalist and built a prominent career as a writer, cartoonist, broadcaster, and local politician. His work focused on Māori and Pacific affairs, tikanga, and race relations. In 1974 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism, and in 1975 became New Zealand’s second Race Relations Conciliator. He died on 6 November 1979 and is buried at Muruika Urupā, Ōhinemutu, Rotorua (Profile written for “A Flight to Remember”, an Anzac Day 2026 initiative by Online Cenotaph and Air New Zealand).
Harry Dansey had a longstanding association with the Museum, beginning during his career as a journalist and continuing through his appointment as a representative of the Auckland City Council and was known for his contribution as an orator and spokesperson. AWMM - In 1974 Harry Dansey was made an MBE for his services to journalismPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 June 2024 - https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5d3/dansey-harry-delamere-barter
- Name mispelt on the Nominal Roll as Dehamene.
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 6 Nov 1979 AWMM
- Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
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- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
- Muruika Cemetery, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
- A former member of the Council and long time supporter of the Museum, Mr H. D. B. Dansey. died in November. Mr Dansey was Race Relations Conciliator until shortly before his death. Mr Dansey’s association with the Museum Council began during his career as a journalist, and continued during his term as a representative of the Auckland City Council. He was tireless in his assistance to the Museum, and served as its orator and spokesman on many occasions which he graced with his eloquence.
Haere ra, e nga mate, haere, haere, haeri ki te po (Auckland Museum Annual Report, 1979–1980, Auckland Institute and Museum). AWMM - Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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Mea e whai hononga ai
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
http://www.dnzb.govt.nz
Sources Used - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Essay, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=5D3
Further Reference - Online Cenotaph Feature
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/harry-delamere-dansey
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - Auckland Museum Annual Report, 1979–1980, Auckland Institute and Museum
https://archive.org/details/AucklandMuseumAnnualReport1979-1980/page/n13/mode/2up?q=harry+dansey
Further Reference
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
- Ngā tuhinga
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.31 - Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- This record was part of “A Flight to Remember”, an Anzac Day 2026 commemorative partnership between Online Cenotaph and Air New Zealand, where service stories were shared onboard a dawn flight from Auckland to Sydney.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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