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Maori soldiers in the South African War

Maori soldiers in the South African War

Members of the Nelson Squadron of the Seventh New Zealand Mounted Rifles. Despite the British desire that this should be a 'white man's war', Maori soldiers served, including the unidentified soldier standing in the centre of the second row.

Archives New Zealand
Major H. M. W. Richardson's papers
Reference: WA 250, box 39

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