To mark the 70th anniversary of the 28 Māori Battalion's part in the Second World War we provided detailed monthly accounts of their activities derived from the original war diaries. These have never been published before.
The Battalion are back at Maadi camp resting and cleaning up after the North African campaign. 184 men embark on furlough, while ORs train the Ninth Reinforcements at the Māori Training Depot.
Having succeeded in taking Point 209 as part of the Eighth Army’s 'left hook' behind the Mareth Line, the 28th Māori Battalion pushed on and as members of the Second New Zealand Division received a wonderful welcome from the French population of Gabes.