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February 1942 was spent re-equipping and training, the Battalion regaining its vitality. Read the war diary for February 1942 here

A hangi in Italy, 1944

Māori Battalion troops prepare a hangi at Isernia, central Italy, in 1944, shortly after their withdrawal from Cassino. At back: Charlie Shelford of Tikitiki and Tom Poki of Whāngārā. Front: Joe Maurirere of Tolaga Bay and Pat Raroa of Tikitiki. The photograph was taken by the Battalion's long-serving medical officer, Captain Campbell D'Arcy.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-8351
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Submitted by mbadmin on Wed, 17/06/2009 - 17:58.

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Henri commented:
Mon, 21 March 2011 - 09:33pm

My grandfather Pat Raroa died in Feb 1944 so either the date of this photo is wrong or this photo is not Pat Raroa. I am guessing the date of the photo is incorrect as they did they Pat was a stocky person and always had a cigarette dangling from his mouth.