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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
Tackling practice
Major Bully Jackson tackling a dummy. Major Jackson was a member of the Māori Battalion rugby team. His brother Everard was an All Black.
Reference:
Sydney (Bully) Jackson collection. Courtesy of Gary Jackson.No reproduction without permission.
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Submitted by mbadmin on Mon, 29/08/2011 - 13:48. 
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