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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

Pouramua Nihoniho

Pouramua Nihoniho (aka Robert Tuhura) who embarked with the Main Body.  He died while a Prisoner of War on 15 April 1945.

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Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust
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Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 19/12/2011 - 11:46.
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erima commented:
Mon, 19 December 2011 - 01:08pm
E aku tini matua, nga morehu o te Rua Tekau ma Waru, tena ra koutou. Tena koutou i nga mate huhua o te wa. Ko Ta Henare Ngata tera kua rupeketahi ki te tini o koutou kei te kapunipunitanga o te whanau a Tu. He whakaatu atu tenei ki a koutou, ka tu nga hura kohatu a Tamati Maungarangi PARAONE Pvte Regtl # 39414 ki te Urupa o Maungarangi, a te 9 30 am te 14 o nga ra o Hanuere 2012. Whai muri mai ka tu te hurakohatu a Hori KERETENE Pvte Regtl # 39367 raua ko Sir James Clendon Tau HENARE Lt Col Regtl # 63390 ki te Urupa o Takapuna Motatau i te 1 pm a te 14 o Hanuere 2012. Nau mai, haere mai. Just a word to all of our whanau out there. On the 14th of January 2014 we will be holding the unveilings for Tamati Maungarangi PARAONE Pvte Regtl # 39414 at the Maungarangi Urupa, Kawiti. This will be followed by the unveilings of Hori KERETENE Pvte Regtl # 39367 and Sir James Clendon Tau HENARE Lt Col Regtl # 63390 at 1 pm at the Takapuna Urupa, Motatau. Nau mai, haere mai. For any further information contact Erima Henare 0272295363 or Pita Paraone 021954912.
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