Nga
About Nga Toa
Nga Toa meaning "Many Warriors" in the Maori language is a project dedicated to preserving the oral histories of New Zealand’s Returned Servicemen and Woman. To date, over 200 interviews have been compiled in the Nga Toa video archive.
New Zealand soldier talking with a local woman in Trieste, Italy. DA-09365-F

new_zealand_soldier_talking_with_a_local_woman_in_trieste_italy._da09365f.jpg
New Zealand soldier, probably of 29 Battery, 6 Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery, talking to a local woman at the Divisional Artillery rest area near Trieste, Italy. Both are unidentified.

Photograph taken by George Kaye in 1945, circa May.

Caption on back of file print reads: "How to take lessons in Italian. A candid picture taken at the New Zealand Divisional Artillery rest area, of a Kiwi conversing with a local signorina, who apparently has all the answers in the book she carries."


Reference Number:DA-09365-F: Alexander Turnbull Library.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.