Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Gunner H. M. Maihi, ‘C’ Troop, 162nd Battery, 16th New Zealand Field Regiment, who was wounded during the Korean campaign and invalided back to New Zealand

New Zealand Operational Service Medal, unnamed as issued; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (204382 Gnr H. Maihi); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, first and last in card boxes of issue, generally good very (3) £280-£320

Here Mokeno Maihi was born in Northland, New Zealand in October 1922. He resided in Whangarei prior to his enlistment in the Royal New Zealand Army in 1950. Maihi served with ‘C’ Troop, 162nd Battery, 16th New Zealand Field Regiment in Korea, and was one of ‘Four K Force men returned to New Zealand by Solent flying-boat today. They were Warrant Officer A. G. Taylor, of Hamilton, who is to attend an officer cadet training course; Gunner H. Maihi, of Whangarei, who was badly wounded in Korea; Gunner P. Ginders, of Petone, who is on compassionate leave; and Gunner T. W. Neale, of Auckland, who is a medical case.

The Railways Department made special arrangements for Gunner Maihi to be accommodated on a stretcher and provided with an attendant on the afternoon train to Auckland.’ (Newspaper cutting refers)

Gunner Maihi died in October 1979.

Sold with copied research, and photographic image of recipient in uniform.