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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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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
September 16, 2023
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041088
Format
Born Digital

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new zealand army,
war animals,
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