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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

George Marsden

After an eventful wartime career as a Māori Battalion officer, George Tuoro Marsden became a well-known school teacher and Māori educationalist after the war. A member of the 7th Reinforcements, he was wounded shortly after the breakthrough at El Alamein in late 1942 and later served as the Battalion's Liaison Officer at 5th Brigade HQ. 

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Image from April 1986 The Battalion Remembers booklet
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Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 27/07/2009 - 16:15.
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Getting out of school work!

bornforwar commented:
Sun, 04 October 2009 - 11:57pm
My father attended St Stephens and was given the cane for attempting to get out of school work. In class, he used to try to get Mr Marsden to talk about the war instead of doing class work. Eventually Mr Marsden caught on to what he was doing and sent him to the School Master hahaha!

Marsden Brothers

Charlie commented:
Mon, 28 December 2009 - 05:50pm
Recently I have been told a story on Toi Marsden, can you tell me if this is the nickname of one of your uncles?

Marsden Brothers

TamorangiR commented:
Sun, 15 May 2011 - 10:34pm

Tena koe Charlie,

 I am a moko of Herbert Marsden brother too koro Toi Marsden, there are 7 brothers - best person to contact is my Uncle Rangitane Marsden - as he has all our whakapapa as there were a few of them lol rangitane.ngaitakoto@hotmail.com

 Naaku noa,

 Tamorangi Reuben

Aunty Parerimu

Takirimu commented:
Tue, 17 May 2011 - 02:10pm
Aunty Parerimu has just passed this morning. The whanau will be keeping her at Omapere this evening, then travel and stay 1 night in Hamilton apopo before she returns to Maraenui on Thursday ...
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