Contribute
Add your stories, photos, audio and more...
Already a contributor?
Latest comments
- thomaspuia commented on Tamati Karaha Puia
- Sarndra Lees commented on Norman Tane
- mbadmin commented on Jack Martin
- rihiatamaki commented on Jack Martin
- bonniej commented on Benjamin Job
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
Māori Battalion tug-of-war team, 1943

The Māori Battalion team that won the tug of war at the 2nd New Zealand Division athletic championships in Cairo, 11 August 1943. Back row, left to right: W. Kio, W. Phillips, Steve Urlich, Charlie Norris, D. Lazarus, Tom Noble, T. Titi. Front row: Tui Crawford, K.Allen, Captain Peter Awatere (coach), J. Epiha, R. Arena.
Reference:
Alexander Turnbull LibraryReference: DA-4404
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.
Submitter:
Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 16:56. 
Comments
Add your comments:
Add your stories, photos, audio and more...
Start contributing now
Already a contributor?
Log in here
Daddy nana
Sat, 21 November 2009 - 06:00pm