Te Hokowhitu a Tu
Subtitle: the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War
By: Christopher Pugsley
Edition: New edition].
Publisher: Oratia
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Auckland [N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780947506384
Subjects: Awards; World War, 1914-1918; Participation, Māori; Regimental histories; Casualties; Maori language materials; Armed Forces; Battle casualties; New Zealand. Army. Pioneer Battalion; World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01180746
Other titles: Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War
Description: 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.
Notes: In English with some Maori.

"The New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion was formed as a Māori unit on 1 September 1917. Its forerunners were the Māori 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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- -- 1.; title: Te Ope Tuatahi: the first Maori contingent -- -- 2.; title: The war party sails -- -- 3.; title: The Maori contingent on Gallipoli -- -- 4.; title: Forming the New Zealand pioneer battalion -- -- 5.; title: The New Zealand pioneer battalion in France -- -- 6.; title: The diggers on the Somme -- -- 7.; title: The pioneers in 1917 -- -- 8.; title: The New Zealand (Maori) pioneer battalion -- -- 9.; title: Digging to victory -- -- 10.; title: The return -- -- 11.; title: The king's colour of the New Zealand (Maori) pioneer battalion --; title: The nominal rolls of the Maori contingents and reinforcements 1914-18 --; title: Honours, awards and casualties of the New Zealand (Maori) pioneer battalion.