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Te Hokowhitu a Tu

by Christopher Pugsley

History of new zealandWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsGreat Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army CorpsGreat BritainNew zealand, armyHistoryMaori Participation

The New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion was formed as a Maori unit on 1 September 1917. Its forerunners were the Maori contingents, the first of which, Te Hokowhitu a Tu ... sailed from New Zealand in February 1915 and the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, which was formed as a unit of the New Zealand Division almost exactly one year later.

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