Kingi Keiha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kingi Keiha

Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti; law clerk, interpreter, soldier, Maori welfare officer, farmer

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: Gisborne, Gisborne District, New Zealand

Date of Death: 29-May-1961

Profession: farmer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kingi Areta Keiha, MC (24 December 1900 – 29 May 1961) was a New Zealand law clerk, interpreter, soldier, Maori welfare officer and farmer.
Of Maori descent, he identified with the Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki iwi.
He was born in Gisborne, East Coast, New Zealand on 24 December 1900.
His father was Mikaere (Mikaera) Pare Keiha Turangi, brother of Heni Materoa Carroll, who was married to Sir James Carroll.Keiha reached battalion command of the 28th Maori Battalion during its last action in North Africa.