Horton Oliphant Stewart

Forenames

Horton Oliphant AWMM

Surname

Stewart AWMM

Service number

WWII 4183 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Mataatua, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Birth

1907 AWMM

Place of birth

Whakatane

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Birth notes

Son of Alfred & Adeline STEWART

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Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM 32 Landing Road, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs Airline Evelyn Stewart (wife), 32 Landing Road, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Unknown AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
  Married, 1 child AWMM
• 1929 Horton Oliphant STEWART married Arline Evelyn WAUGH
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 4183 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Hardware assistant/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Second Lieutenant Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Son of Albert Oliphant Stewart and of Adeline Celia Stewart (nee McKay), of Whakatane; husband of Arline Evelyn Stewart nee Waugh married 1929, of Whakatane. He had a daughter.

Father of Denice

Wife's name misspelt on the Nominal Roll AWMM

Death

27 May 1941 AWMM
Age  34 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 15. B. 10. AWMM

Obituary

In the reported death of Lieut. Horton Oliphant Stewart, Whakatane has .suffered a severe loss. The eldest son of Mr and Mrs A. 0. Stewart of the Pa, Whakatane, Horton, as he was known to all his associates was a popular arid well respected officer of the Maori Battalion, which fought the heroic rearguard actions of Greece and Crete. Before joining the colours, he had already made his mark as a citizen of great promise with a wide circle of friends in town and district. A keen musician, he was noted for his mastery of the violin, and figured on more than one concert platform in that capacity. He also figured prominently as a hockey player, fielding against all touring teams which visited the district. He will be remembered for his organising ability which was well displayed two years ago when he threw himself energetical! into the Sports Queen Carnival for the purpose of raising funds for improving the Domain. Lieut. Stewart was highly spoken of in Military circles, rising from the ranks to a commission which gave him popular control of the Matatua Maoris in his Battalion. His experiences in England, where the Maoris were posted for some time before being transferred to the Far East, will be remembered by our readers who will have read extracts of his interesting letters reprinted from time to time in these columns. The greatest sympathy will be extended to his young wife and child, and to his family who have two other sons overseas with the forces Messrs Don and Rob Stewart, both of whom are now in Egypt.

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BAY OF PLENTY BEACON, VOLUME 4, ISSUE 121, 25 JUNE 1941, PAGE 5

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Sources Used
• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/horton-oliphant-stewart
  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
• Rotorua Museum : The Story of B Company, 28 Maori Battalion
  http://www.rotoruamuseum.co.nz/things-to-see-and-do/maori-battalion-gallery/ake-ake-the-story-of-b-company-28-maori-battalion/
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/937114
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 2: WW2 176
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• 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.
• Information kindly provided by family
• McClymont, W. (1959). To Greece. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.