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This post war newsreel features footage of Māori Battalion solders returning from WWII onboard the ship Dominion Monarch, into Wellington Harbour. The soldiers are greeted with a huge pōwhiri and ensuing hākari at Aotea Quay where the kaimoana and pia flow freely. The reel then follows the regional celebrations of men returning home in Kuku and Ngaruawahia. The narrator soberly recalls the casualty rate of the Māori Battalion (five men in seven). This footage features in the documentary, Maori Battalion - March to Victory.
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Thank you, WE COULD BE A PART OF THOSE PRECIOUS MOMENTS, IN HISTORY
Hi there could I get any information on the Maori Battalion in the WW-2. Please
Thankz, Kyani
Is there someone who knows where I could find footage of the maori battalion in action? Preferably WW2?
Great History I enjoyed. Kia ora
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Posted at 09.31PM - 19.11.2011
...thoroughly enjoyed the doco Maori Battalion Returns,quite sad to see the number of young men,who didn't make it back,and whose gravesites are to be found in such far away places.When I was a little boy I used to holiday at my aunty's [Hazel Harai Bluett] at Te Maunga,in the early sixties.Her husband[both deceased now] was Raymond Bluett,or uncle Heeni as we knew him.I remember playing with his medals,obviously not knowing or understanding what they were about....uncle Heeni received two citations for actions in Nth Africa and Italy.WW2 has always been on my interest list,so to be able to follow the exploits of the battalion,and my uncle in particular as they climbed the boot of Italy,has been absolutely fascinating!To them,the men of the battalion,and especially to those who didn't come home,kia ora e hoa.Arohanui.....