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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
Lower Sollum
Lower Sollum (aka Sollum Bay) below the escarpment on which Sollum Barracks sits. Taken in 1942. The road climbs up the escarpment and then passes the Barracks.
British convoys streaming into Sollum, Libya. This convoy was trying to catch up with the German and Italian forces who were moving westwards.
Reference:
Alexander Turnbull Library,Reference: DA-2740-F
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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Submitted by mbadmin on Tue, 08/11/2011 - 10:35. 
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