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Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War / Christopher Pugsley.

Title
Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War / Christopher Pugsley.
Author
Pugsley, Christopher.
Publication
Oratia, Auckland : Libro International, 2015.

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Description
147 p. : ill. , maps.; 30 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Kōrero nehe
  • New Zealand. Pioneer Battalion > History
  • Pakanga
  • Tūmatauenga
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Belgium
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Gallipoli Peninsula
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Maori
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > New Zealand
Note
  • "First published 1995 by Reed Publishing (NZ)." Includes notes (p. 143-144), selected bibliography (p. 145) and index (p. 146-147).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Introduction -- 1. Te Ope Tuatahi: the first Maori contingent -- 2. The war party sails -- 3. The Maori contingent on Gallipoli -- 4. Forming the New Zealand pioneer battalion -- 5. The New Zealand pioneer battalion in France -- 6. The diggers on the Somme -- 7. The pioneers in 1917 -- 8. The New Zealand (Maori) pioneer battalion -- 9. Digging to victory -- 10. The return -- 11. The king's colour of the New Zealand (Maori) pioneer battalion -- The nominal rolls of the Maori contingents and reinforcements 1914-18 -- Honours, awards and casualties of the New Zealand (Maori) pioneer battalion.
  • Te Ope Tuatahi: the first Maori contingent -- The war party sails -- The Maori contingent on Gallipoli -- Forming the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion -- The New Zealand Pioneer Battalion in France -- The Diggers on the Somme -- The Pioneers in 1917 -- The New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion -- Digging to victory -- The return -- The King's Colour of the New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion -- The nominal rolls of the Maori contingents and reinforcements 1914-18 -- Honours, awards and casualties of the New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion.
  • In English with some Maori. -"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" -- P. 9. -Reprinted as pbk.: 2006. -Includes bibliographical references (p. 145) and index.
ISBN
  • 9781877514777 (pbk.)
  • 1877514772 (pbk.)
OCLC
908449496
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library