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This image was taken by Keith Collinson, of the family who owned the Collinson & Cunninghame's department store. He was a Sergeant based in the Records Department at the Palmerston North Showgrounds. The Māori Battalion trained at the Showgrounds from January to May of 1940.

Images contributed by Keith's great-nephew, Palmerston North city councillor, Mark Arnott.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
IMCA Digital
Relation
Private Collection
Date
1940
Digitisation id
2023P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_041433
Format
B&W print
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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Taxonomy

Tags
keith collinson,
military parades,
māori battalion,
palmerston north showgrounds,
second world war,
world war 2,
world war ii,
world war two,
ww2,
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