Māori Battalion
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The 28th (Māori) Battalion, more commonly known as the Māori Battalion, was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that served during the Second World War.
Reinforcements for the Māori Battalion arrive in Sydney, Australia in November 1940
Maori Battalion officers arriving at Gourock, Scotland on 17 June 1940
Members of the 28th Battalion performing a haka, Egypt (July 1941). From left: John Manuel from Rangitukia, killed six months later; Maaka White of Wharekahika, killed five months later; Te Kooti Reihana of Rangitukia, later wounded; and Rangi Henderson from Te Araroa, killed two years later.
Troops from the Maori battalion escort German prisoners of war near Cassino, February 1944
New Zealand Army
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The New Zealand Army is the principal land warfare force of New Zealand, a component of the New Zealand Defence Force alongside the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
New Zealand troops landing stores, Gallipoli in WWI.
New Zealand soldiers in France during 1917
Maori troops performing a haka in North Africa during July 1941
New Zealand soldier from W Company, RNZIR patrols in Vietnam, 1968