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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
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On the Threshold of Leadership
Fri, 19 November 2010 - 11:40am
In The Evening Post 11 September 1941, Second Lieutenant C J Balzer is listed as a graduate after completion of instruction for a commission. The passing out ceremony was held on the 10th of September 1941 at the Army School of Instruction, Trentham Camp. The graduates being reviewed by Colonel G. Goss, N.Z.S.C, Army Headquarters.
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'Passing Out - Trentham Ceremony - New Batch of Officers'. The Evening Post, 11 Sept 1941. URL: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz