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I believe the riders are Maori. Nice picture.

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Are the two bikes on the outside Indians?...Ian

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Could well be Maoris - the Maori Battalion of the NZ Army was in Italy during WW II. They fought in the Greek, North Africa, and Italian Campaigns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Battalion

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They are indeed Indian 741B's Ian.

Ron

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This is the info that came with the photo:

Motorcycle Dispatch Riders and Military Police from the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion - Photograph taken by George Frederick Kaye, [ca 10 Feb 1944]Reference Number: DA-05222-FA motorcycle Dispatch Rider (DR) with two Military Police (MP) members, or Regimental Police (RP), from the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion. Photographed near the New Zealand Sector of the Fifth Army Front in Southern Italy, February 1944, by George Frederick Kaye.


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Great photos as always.

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