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70 years ago this month
May 1942 the Battalion is still at Arsal in the Syrian foothills undertaking exercises and manoeuvres. Major Tiwi Love becomes the first Māori commander of the unit. Read the war diary for May 1942 here
28th Māori Battalion waharoa
A close-up of the 28th Māori Battalion waharoa at Anzac Park, Nelson stands in honour of those men of the Māori Battalion from the Nelson region. Plaques on the waharoa feature the names of these men. See the names here.
It was carved by carver Mark Davis. The carving design features tanks, aeroplanes and the gods Rongo-mā-Tāne (god of peace) and Tūmatauenga (god of war) are represented. It also features sheep and cows, recognising that many of the soldiers worked on the land when they returned.
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Courtesy of Tim Hoffman
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Submitted by mbadmin on Thu, 29/09/2011 - 16:11. 
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