Defence force works to match medals with families of up to 500 men who served in decorated unit during second world war
New Zealand is working to get medals to the rightful homes of up to 500 men from the country’s Māori Battalion, who were not properly recognised for their service.Battalion, also known as the “28th”, was one of New Zealand’s most-decorated units during the second world war, fighting in Italy, Egypt, Crete and north Africa, but many of the men who served never received their medals.
, the defence force is in the midst of a renewed effort to match those unclaimed medals with the whānau of those who served. According to the New Zealand Defence Force, government policy after the war was that former servicemen would apply for their medals, which would then be sent to them through the post. Many did not apply, and some surviving families of the Māori Battalion lacked the official documents to have their family ties to those who had served legally recognised.
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