Māori Pioneer Battalion

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Māori_Battalion_Memorial
War_memorials_in_New_Zealand
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_H._T._H._McClymont
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:contribution infrastructure development
logistics support
combat engineering
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:cultural_significance Māori identity
New_Zealand_history
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:New_Zealand
1919
gptkbp:established gptkb:New_Zealand_government
gptkbp:formed 1915
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:colonial_New_Zealand
Māori rights movement
Māori enlistment in military service
Māori soldiers' experiences in war
post-war Māori society
Māori_land_issues
Māori_contributions_to_New_Zealand_society
New_Zealand's_involvement_in_WWI
New_Zealand's_military_history
impact_of_WWI_on_Māori_communities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Māori Pioneer Battalion
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Māori_Battalion
Māori cultural revival
gptkbp:language English
Māori
gptkbp:legacy influence_on_Māori_culture
influence_on_future_Māori_military_units
gptkbp:motto ‘E tipu e rea’
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pioneer_Battalion
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai
Somme
Messines
Arras
Passchendaele
gptkbp:notable_member Māori soldiers
gptkbp:recognizes Māori contributions to war efforts
gptkbp:recruitment Māori_communities
gptkbp:role engineering and construction
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Gallipoli
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:size approximately 500 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Māori_Battalion