Labalaba was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches for his actions in the Battle of Mirbat, although some of his former comrades have campaigned for him to be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
His body was returned to England and buried in the cemetery at St Martin's Church, Hereford.

In 2012 he was chosen as one of BBC Radio 4's 60 New Elizabethans in celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.

A statue of Labalaba was erected in 2009 at the SAS headquarters in Herefordshire, and another,  at Nadi International Airport in Fiji, dedicated in 2018 during a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Labalaba was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches for his actions in the Battle of Mirbat, although some of his former comrades have campaigned for him to be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. His body was returned to England and buried in the cemetery at St Martin's Church, Hereford.
In 2012 he was chosen as one of BBC Radio 4's 60 New Elizabethans in celebration of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.
A statue of Labalaba was erected in 2009 at the SAS headquarters in Herefordshire, and another,  at Nadi International Airport in Fiji, dedicated in 2018 during a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Talaiasi Labalaba