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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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Home > Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

Serial No: 
39784
Surname: 
Ngarimu
Forename(s): 
Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa
Also known as: 
Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu
Next of kin on enlistment: 
Mr Hamuera Ngarimu (father), Ruatoria, New Zealand
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Address on enlistment: 
Ruatoria, New Zealand
Date of death: 
27-Mar-43
Place of death: 
Tunisia
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  • Māori Battalion diary - June 1943
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Notes: 

Read a biography of Ngārimu, in English and te reo Māori, on the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography = Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau website

See map drawn by Ngarimu in September 1941 when the Battalion were training near El Alamein.

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