Hei tohu mo te 70 huri tau mō ngā mahi a te Rua Tekau Mā Waru Patariana i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao, kei te whakaputaina ā rātau kōrero ā marama. I tikina atu ēnei kōrero mai i wā rātau ake wātaka. Kātahi ano ka whakaputaina.
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.
The Battalion remained on the outskirts of Tripoli for the whole month. A Divisional parade, Brigade sports, rugby and unloading cargo kept them occupied.
The Battalion had set sail from England for Egypt back in January. At the beginning of March they reached Port Tewfik near the entrance to the Suez Canal. Most of the month was spent adjusting to the new environment and getting fit enough to cope with the hotter climatic conditions.
