The Last Maopo: The Life and First World War Sacrifice of Wiremu Maopo

The amazing, moving story of Wiremu Maopo, the last of his line in a large South Island family, who joined the second Maori Contingent and went off to fight in the First World War. Wiremu writes regularly to his friend Virgie, and the story of Wiremu’s life is woven around 40 letters that he penned during the war. All of Wiremu’s siblings died of illness either in childhood or later in life, and when he returns from the war ironically he is the only surviving member of the once large family...