NO. see link for more information. http://28bn.homestead.com/home.html
Yes 150 Niuean men joined the maori battalion.
•The 28th (Maori) Battalion was part of the 2nd New Zealand Division, the fighting arm of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. during World War 2 . A frontline infantry unit made up entirely of volunteers, the Battalion usually contained 700-750 men, divided into five companies.
battalion alludes to the number of men therein. battalion commander alludes to the commander of the battalion
1000
You'll not always get an accurate answer for those statistical questions, for example a Mechanized Infantry battalion in Vietnam was roughly 900 men, a tank battalion in Vietnam was about 570 men, and a straight leg outfit (regular infantry) averaged about 600 men (some sources will state 700 or 800 men). Airborne battalion's in Vietnam averaged about 600 men (or more) per battalion.
The Mormon Battalion brought a few women along as laundresses and cooks. Many of these women were the wives of men in the battalion.
Roughly 700 men.
The Māori Battalion was part of the second New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War II. It was formed as the 28th Battalionfollowing pressure on the Labour government of New Zealand by the Māori MPs and Māori organisations throughout the country who wanted a full Māori unit to be raised for service overseas. The battalion was organized with its Companies formed along tribal lines. The battalion went into action for the first time in Greece on April 15, 1941. It served in the breif battle of Crete. It then went to Italy, where at the Battle of Monte Cassino, the Maori Battalion took part in some of its fiercest fighting of the war and incurred 300 of its men being killed there. The 28th Battalion were pulled out of the frontline on December 21 1944. It was pulled out of the frontline on December 21 1944.
Maori men in traditional Maori society were typically responsible for hunting, fishing, warfare, and leadership within their communities. They were also involved in rituals and ceremonies, passing down tribal knowledge and customs, and providing for their families. Today, Maori men continue to play important roles in their communities, both culturally and socioeconomically.
A good estimation would be about 600 men.
It had been suggested that the NZ Gov't form a "Native Contingent" to serve in the 2nd Boer war (1899-1902) - but that plan never came to be (mainly due to the British feeling that a "white man's war" was no place for "natives"). But by the time WWI broke out in 1914, influential Maori parliamentarians and public figures had convinced the Gov't that a Maori contingent could be trained and deployed overseas as part of New Zealand's own contribution to the British war effort. Given the vigour that the Maori's had fought with in the New Zealand wars of the 1860's, it was believed by both Maori and Pakeha that a Maori division would do very well in ANY warfare situation. Although the Army accepted maori volunteers prior to WWI, it was not until then that a specific Maori contingent was formed.
IF you mean battalion...500-1000