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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
Have piano will travel
This photo is from the collection of Charles Bennet, the YMCA representative who manned the mobile canteen Te Rau Aroha.
It is said that the Fiat truck on which the piano sits was taken from some Italians to cart the piano around. The piano would often provide accompaniment when the Battalion sang hymns like "When the roll is called up yonder".
Reference:
Charles Bennet collection. Courtesy of Paul Baker.No reproduction without permission.
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Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 15/08/2011 - 15:36. 
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