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Whanau of Māori Battalion soldiers reunited with medals


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A ceremony has been held today in Gisborne where the unclaimed medals of 28 (Māori) Battalion C Company soldiers were presented to their families.
After the Second World War, returning service personnel needed to apply for their medals and then they would be posted out to them.
While most medals were issued in the early 1950s, others have been claimed by Service personnel or their descendants over the last 70 years. Approximately 15 percent of all those who served in the Second World War have not claimed their medals.
New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Archives and Medals (PAM) has been working with lawyer David Stone since March 2019 on the unclaimed medals of C Company 28 Maori Battalion. PAM checked service files and advised Mr Stone of the issued and unclaimed medals for each serviceperson. This work was concluded in September 2020. ....

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Māori Battalion whānau set to receive medals 75 years on


William Augustine Priestley and Joseph Hemotu Campbell fought in the Māori Battalion s C Company.
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Descendants of 66 members of C Company will collect the medals owed.
After a powhiri, senior members of the New Zealand Defence Force will present the medals.
Medal researcher David Stone said the policy at the end of the war was for service personnel to request medals due to them and they were then sent in the mail.
However, he said Māori Battalion members believed there was no mana in receiving a medal in the post.
They felt the medals needed to be presented face to face and that was a significant reason for them not writing in and their position was do it right or we don t do it at all. ....

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