with full honours for the first time
For the first time ever a flag bearing the full battle honours of the 28 Māori Battalion has been publicly displayed.
The award of 42 Campaign and Battle Honours was presented by the New Zealand Army, to be recognised for the first time in 76 years.
The formal award meant the battalion could now display its battle and military traditions.
And the flag bearing the honours was raised this morning by the last remaining member of the battalion, Tā Robert 'Bom' Gillies at Ōhinemutu, on the shores of Lake Rotorua.
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