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70 years ago this month

For most of June the Battalion are at Arce, north-west of Cassino. CO Lt-Col Young is keeping them occupied and out of mischief. The American’s have occupied Rome. Read the war diary for June 1944 here.

Kāinga > Mita Hodge

Mita Hodge

Mita Hodge from B Company, embarked with the 12th Reinforcements.

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Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand
Title:  Maori Battalion
Reference:  Detail of PA.000039
Photographer: Richard John James Thomson
Date:  ca. 24 June 1944
Reproduction from a black and white original negative (film)

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Submitted by mbadmin on Wed, 18/04/2012 - 16:21
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Peter Hodge

Submitted by hodgie1 on Tue, 18/07/2017 - 19:58

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Kia ora

The photo you have for my Koro is not Peter Hodge. That is a photo of his brother Samuel

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Arohamai I think that may

Submitted by hodgie1 on Tue, 18/07/2017 - 20:04

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Arohamai I think that may actually be his other brother Mita. I do know for certain that it is not my Koro Peter

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Tena koe,Thank you for the

Submitted by mbadmin on Fri, 15/09/2017 - 08:32

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Tena koe,
Thank you for the information. Our records show that Mita Hodge embarked with the 12th reinforcements, so that supports your identification of him. 
You'll see that the details have been updated.

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Leanne Tamaki (Site Admin)

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