Māori and Pacific Island soldiers

Carkeek, R. Home little Maori home: a memoir of the Maori Contingent, 1914-1916

Diary of author’s experiences in Egypt, Malta, Gallipoli and France.

Cowan, J. The Maoris in the Great War: a history of the New Zealand native contingent and pioneer battalion, Gallipoli, 1915, France and Flanders, 1916-1918

• Ch.1-2: recruiting and organising Māori contingent;
• Ch. 3-5: Gallipoli;
• Ch. 6: formation of Māori Pioneer Battalion;
• Ch. 7-18: Western Front Messines, Flanders, Passchendaele, Le Quesnoy.
• Ch. 11: Cook Islanders in the field. Roll of honour, pp. 162-9; list of those who have died since discharge, p. 170; list of those who died in training, p. 171; deaths among Rarotongan contingent, p. 171. Decorations and awards, pp. 172-4.

Te hokowhitu a tu: Maori Pioneer Battalion [Information file held in Ngā Pounamu Collection]

Includes, songs, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, and list of casualties.

New Zealand’s great war: New Zealand, the Allies and the First World War, edited by John Crawford and Ian McGibbon, 2007

A collection of essays on various aspects of New Zealand’s involvement in the war, at home and abroad, including Ch. 5: Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu, by M. Soutar.

Pointer, M. My heart is crying a little: Niue Island involvement in the Great War, 1914-1918

150 Niue Islanders served with the New Zealand Maori contingent in Egypt and France. Book published in English and Niuean. Roll call: pp. 156-161; shipping lists: pp. 170-176.

Pugsley, C. Te Hokowhitu a Tu: the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War

Includes discussion of Gallipoli, France and the Somme. Nominal rolls, pp. 85-130; roll of honour, pp. 131-140; honours and awards, pp. 141-2.

Web site

Maori Pioneer Battalion

Images of Māori Pioneer Battalion soldiers. From Auckland Public Libraries’ heritage images collection.