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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
Young boy welcoming the Battalion home
A young Māori boy, with a soldier's cap perched on his head, photographed during the welcome for the Māori Battalion at Wellington, 23 January 1946.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/4-001659-F
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Submitted by mbadmin on Wed, 22/04/2009 - 13:43. 
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