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The Muriwai School memorial gates, erected after the Second World War, list 12 former pupils who gave their lives in the First World War (T. Apatari, W. Baker, G.H. Black, T. Carroll, H. Hape, T. Kara, T. Matenga, R. Pohatu, T. Ruru, P. Te Hau, R. Wairau and H. Waiti) and eight who gave their lives in the Second World War (W.H. Adair, M. Baker, A. Calcott, C. Ehau, P.T. Kemp, N. Pohatu, P.M. Tawiri and H.J. Wyllie). These men are also listed on rolls of honour displayed at the nearby Muriwai Marae.
See: Angela Hair, Muriwai and Beyond, Gisborne, 1985, p. 40.
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Bruce Ringer, Auckland Libraries, 2015/2016