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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.

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Athens War Memorial

Merriman Leroy

Leroy Merriman's entry on the Athens War Memorial for Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Greece Crete campaign who have no known graves. Nephews Roger, Willie, Andrew and Ian Kusabs May 2011 70th Anniversary of the Battle

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  • Waimanuka Merriman
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Submitted by Kusabs on Fri, 22/08/2014 - 08:59
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I am the nephew of three

Submitted by Kusabs on Fri, 22/08/2014 - 09:00

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I am the nephew of three brothers who fought with 28th Maori Battalion. These soldiers were Leroy Merriman, Waimanuka Merriman and Albert Pearson.
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