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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
Route to Mersa Baggush, October 1941
October 5th 1941 the Māori Battalion move 80 miles west to Mersa Baggush or the Baggush Box.
Reference:
Archives New Zealand = Archives New Zealand = Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga.Ref: 28 NZ (Māori) Battalion Diary, WAII 1 1664 DA 68/1/22, p. 59.
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Submitted by mbadmin on Wed, 05/10/2011 - 09:26. 
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