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Māori soldiers in Egypt

Māori soldiers at Zeitoun Camp, near Cairo, Egypt, early 1916.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Cameliers at the Battle of Magdhaba 1916
    Sinai campaign
  • Henare Te Wainohu
    Māori units of the NZEF

Keywords

WW1
egypt
native contingent
pioneer battalion
Credit

National Army Museum Te Mata Toa logo

Image courtesy National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 1993.1306
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