Back Issues: Dogs of war and the firebrand veteran
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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of the dog Tiger, a great dane, mascot of the Māori Battalion during World War 2. Tiger was the companion dog of Captain Harding Waipuke Leaf (Ngā Puhi). Tiger stayed in New Zealand when Captain Leaf departed for service overseas. Sadly he died in Crete in 1941.
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- Born digital
- Relation
- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- September 16, 2023
- Digitisation id
- 2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041088
- Format
- Born Digital
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- IMCA Digital Archive
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- Tracey Armstrong
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