Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War /
Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War
Christopher Pugsley.
- 147 pages : illustrations, coat of arms, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 30 cm
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 (page 145) and index.
0790003988 9780790003986 0790004399 9780790004396
New Zealand. Army. Pioneer Battalion New Zealand. Army. Pioneer Battalion --Awards.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Māori World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--New Zealand World War, 1914-1918--Casualties--Statistics Kōrero nehe. Pakanga Tāngata.