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Māori soldiers in the South African War

Members of the Nelson Squadron of the Seventh New Zealand Mounted Rifles. Despite the British desire that this should be a 'white man's war', Māori soldiers served, including the unidentified soldier standing in the centre of the second row.

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Archives New Zealand
Reference: WA 250, Box 39
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Māori soldiers in the South African War, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/maori-soldiers-south-african-war, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated