The never-received war medals of soldiers in the Māori Battalion's C Company are about to be claimed for the first time in 75 years. People are coming forward saying, 'that's my dad, that's my uncle, or that's my grandfather', or they're tagging their relations," he said. He decided to search even further, and requested the files for soldiers across all four Māori Battalion Companies. "The Crown eventually came back saying that the Māori Battalion have a huge legacy, and all that sort of stuff, but they ended off declining the request. Stone said there were a range of reasons soldiers never received medals.

Source: Stuff September 09, 2020 00:45 UTC