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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
Displaying an iron cross, Egypt
Wearing a pith helmet a Māori Battalion soldier holds an Iron Cross souvenired during the Battle of Crete. The soldiers are at a garden party held for members of the 2nd NZEF after the evacuation of Greece and Crete. The photograph was taken in June 1941 in Egypt.
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryReference: DA-01183-F
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, 29/06/2011 - 12:20. 
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