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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
C Company haka
Members of C Company perform the haka Ruaumoko on the 25th of June 1941 for the King of Greece in Helwan, Egypt.
Pictured here from left to right: ?, John Manuel (from Rangitukia, later killed in action), Mark (Bill) White (Wharekahika, killed in action), Te Kooti (Scotty) Reihana (Rangitukia, wounded) and Rangi Henderson (Te Araroa, killed in action).
Reference:
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-00891-F
Photographer: Unidentified official World War II photographer.
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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, 29/06/2011 - 12:26. 
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