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70 years ago this month

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

Battalion rugby team, 1943

The Māori Battalion's Freyberg Cup-winning rugby team photographed at the Divisional Football Ground, Castel Benito, Tripoli, before the final against Divisional Signals on 14 February 1943. Read more about this match.

Team:

L-R Back Row
P. Taiapa (Selector), J. Smith, W. Te Purei, D. K. Aratema, A. Kenny, S. F. Jackson (Capt), F. Henderson, C. Taite, W. D. P. Wordley, H. Kingi (Coach).

Front
H. H. Takarangi, D. Hapi, O. Tumataroa, R. Rautahi, A. Hakaraia, H. Hohepa, T. Matenga.

Absent: Tutu Wirepa (Selector), C. Norris, P. Kurupo, ? Edmonds.

Reference:

Image and information from April 1986 The Battalion Remembers booklet

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Submitted by mbadmin on Tue, 28/07/2009 - 11:39.

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A Hakaraia

Juju commented:
Sun, 30 August 2009 - 07:25pm

The Hakaraia in the front row is my Uncle Arda Hakaraia from Otaki. He was born here and is buried here. He's actually not listed in the nominal role, why, I don't no. I'll upload his RSA headstone...Older brother of Rakaherea Hakaraia

Arda Hakaraia

mbadmin commented:
Tue, 01 September 2009 - 12:18pm

Thanks very much for this information about Arda Hakaraia. We have now added him to the roll here.