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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
Whakaeke James Ritete
Papa Jim aged 19, 28 Māori Battalion, A company (gum diggers)
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The image is a copy of the original which is in the possession of the whānau and was pimped out by coolphotofx.com.
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Submitted by james on Tue, 30/08/2011 - 20:37. 
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