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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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Veterans in 2006

Veterans of the 28th Maori Battalion during the twenty-sixth reunion held at Omapere in the Hokianga in 2006.

Left to right: ?,  Nolan Raihania,  Bill Delamere,  ?, Pom Walker, ?,  Bill Te Kani,  Barney Kirk, John Waititi, Jerry Taingahue, Sir Henare Ngata, Tini Glover, Selwyn Clark*, Mane Tatare, Bob Watene*, Jim Takarangi, Ted Waaka*, Ed Wineera, Eric Henry, Matt Love (hidden), Stud Peneamena, Tahu Potiki, ?, John Carroll, Henry Norton, Alfred Preece, Ben Hook, ?, Kingi Matthews, John Thomas (not 28)

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- indicates 15th Reinforcements. These men left New Zealand with the 15th Reinforcements and were at sea when the war in Europe ended on 7 May 1945. They arrived in Egypt that month and were sent to Italy later in the year, but did not see action with the 28th Maori Battalion.

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