"Jane Foley, who gave water to wounded in the Gate Pa"
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Circa 1900
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Copy photograph of portrait of Jane Foley (Heni Pore), also known as Heni Te Kiri Karamu, who risked her own life to give water to the wounded during the battle of Gate Pa, Tauranga, on 29 April 1864. She is pictured standing next to a flag adorned with a cross, three stars, a crescent moon and the words "AOTEAROA". She is wearing a European style dress, a hat and is holding an umbrella in one hand. The photograph is included on page 15 of William Francis Robert Gordon's album "Some "Soldiers of the Queen" who served in the Maori Wars and Other Notable Persons Connected Herewith".
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