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Departure of Maori soldiers, 1944

Departure of Maori soldiers, 1944

Mai Te Kapoterangi (holding child) and Turei Karaka (with cigarette) farewell Tei Tihi (second from left) and Kumeroa Te Kapoterangi (third from left) as reinforcements for the Maori Battalion depart from Rotorua in January 1944.

Alexander Turnbull Library,
John Dobree Pascoe Collection (PAColl-0783)
Reference: 1/4-000829; F
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