Template:Did you know nominations/Fijian Labour Corps
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Fijian Labour Corps
Members of the Fijian Labour Corps, 1918
- ... that members of the Fijian Labour Corps (pictured) attracted notice on the Western Front of the First World War for their height and muscularity?
- Source: "The Native Fijian Contingent caused quite a stir on their travels to the frontline. They were highly visible in their traditional sulu uniform, wore no hats, and were of large and muscular build" from: "Fiji – Pasifika involvement in the First World War". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 23 September 2024. the goes on to give other examples of their physicality, including references to their height
- ALT1: ... that the 1st Battalion of the Fijian Labour Corps unloaded 582 vessels during the Second World War? Source: "The 1st Battalion FLC alone unloaded 582 ships and barges during the course of the war" from Lowry, Robert; Lowry, Bob (2006). Fortress Fiji: Holding the Line in the Pacific War, 1939-45. Robert Lowry. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-9775129-0-4.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nicky Cooney
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Dumelow (talk) 15:03, 3 October 2024 (UTC).