Monday, August 4, 2014

Thames (NZ): Hauraki Soldiers in the Maori (Pioneer) Battalion WWI

A new page on The Treasury website, gives details on the soldiers from the Hauraki district who were part of the Pioneer/Maori Battalion in WWI.

"Of the 84 Hauraki soldiers so far identified as having served with the Maori Pioneer Battalion, there were 19 who were classified as official war deaths." Click here to read names and details

It is just a start in the quest to gather and record names - any further names would be appreciated.
NATIVE VETERANS BACK FROM THE WAR: MEMBERS OF THE MAORI BATTALION AT AUCKLAND DOMAIN. WHERE THEY RECEIVED AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.
Auckland Weekly News 10 April 1919 p035
 Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19190410-35-1