Moana Nui A Kiwa Ngarimu

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Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu (7 April 1918 – 27 March 1943) was the only member of the M?ori Battalion to be awarded the Victoria Cross. The award was made posthumously at a hui in Ruatoria that was documented by photographer John Dobree Pascoe and the National Film Unit.

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Image: Ngarimu V.C

Ngarimu V.C

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