25 Apr 2023

Whanau of WWII soldiers receive medals

From Anzac Day, 9:07 am on 25 April 2023

It's been a busy few years for Auckland lawyer David Stone. A curious question about his great uncle has led him on a years-long mission to reunite members of the Maori Battalion with their unclaimed medals. His work is paying off though. Over the past year, seven ceremonies have been held to reunite hundreds of whanau with more than a thousand unclaimed medals.

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