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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

Enjoying some light refreshments in Egypt

Members of the Māori Battalion carrying beer at El Amariya transit camp, Egypt, after the evacuation from Crete.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-01171-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 Fri, 26/06/2009 - 15:43.

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wahinetoa commented:
Sat, 17 October 2009 - 09:27pm

The soldier on the left is Marino MacPherson from Rotorua. He died 16/12/1941 aged 33. He was buried by his brother and comrades. His grave is in Knightsbridge war cemetary, Acroma, Libya.