New Zealand Army Service Corps ration dump in Steenbecque, France in 1917
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Infantry units
The function and form of the New Zealand infantry units during the First World War Read the full article
Page 1 - Infantry units
The function and form of the New Zealand infantry units during the First World
Page 2 - Auckland Infantry Regiment
Information about the structure, badges and campaigns of the Auckland Infantry Regiment during the First World
Page 3 - Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Information about the structure, badges and campaigns of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment during the First World
Page 4 - Otago Infantry Regiment
The organisation and insignia of the Otago Infantry Regiment during the First World
Page 5 - Wellington Infantry Regiment
Information about the structure, badges and campaigns of the Wellington Infantry Regiment during the First World
Page 6 - New Zealand Rifle Brigade
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade was created in April 1915 as a second New Zealand infantry brigade, to complement the brigade then serving at
Page 7 - Further information
Recommendations for further reading about the New Zealand Infantry during the First World
Mounted Rifles units
An overview of the formation and units of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the First World war Read the full article
Page 1 - New Zealand Mounted Rifles
An overview of the formation and units of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the First World
Page 2 - Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) was one of four mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World
Page 3 - Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
After training in Egypt the CMR fought in the Gallipoli campaign from May to December 1915. On its return from Gallipoli the regiment spent another four months in Egypt before
Page 4 - Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
The Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment never served as part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade but was maintained as a stand-alone
Page 5 - Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (WMR) was one of four mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World
New Zealand Field Artillery
Overview of the roll of the New Zealand artillery in the First World War Read the full article
Page 1 - Artillery units
Overview of the roll of the New Zealand artillery in the First World
Page 3 - Ammunition Column
The work and unit history of the Ammunition columns during the First World
Page 4 - Trench Mortar Batteries
A unit history of the NZEF Trench mortar batteries in the First World
Specialist Units of the NZEF
Overview of the role of Specialist Units in the First World War Read the full article
Page 1 - Specialist Units of the NZEF
Overview of the role of Specialist Units in the First World
Page 2 - Engineers
The role, organisation and heraldry of the New Zealand Engineers in the First World
Page 5 - Machine Gunners
The role and organisation of the New Zealand Machine Gunners unit in the First World
Page 8 - Railway companies
The role and organisation of the New Zealand Railway Company and Light Railway Operating Company during the First World
Page 10 - Imperial Camel Corps
Formation information relating the New Zealand Camel companies during the First World
Medical Units
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was supported by a broad network of medical services in the First World War Read the full article
Page 1 - Medical Units of the NZEF
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was supported by a broad network of medical services in the First World
Page 3 - New Zealand Army Nursing Service
The New Zealand Army Nursing Service was created in January 1915 to provide nurses for NZEF
Page 4 - Dental Corps
The New Zealand Dental Corps provided dental treatment to military personnel in New Zealand, and in the theatres of war from late
Page 5 - Veterinary Corps
Overview of the work and formations of the New Zealand Veterinary Corps during the First World
Supply and Administrative Units
Administrative units helped to ensure that soldiers were fed, clothed, and supplied with all the necessaries of warfare Read the full article
Page 1 - Supply and Administrative Units
Administrative units helped to ensure that soldiers were fed, clothed, and supplied with all the necessaries of
Page 2 - Army Service Corps
The Army Service Corps was the NZEF’s supply and transport branch, providing food, equipment and ammunition, and helping evacuate the
Page 3 - Employment Companies
New Zealand’s two employment companies, created in 1917, carried out labouring work behind the lines on the Western
Page 4 - Chaplains
Chaplains provided spiritual support to the troops, performing church services, officiating at burials, comforting the ill and dying, and organising entertainment for the
Page 5 - Army Ordnance Corps
The Army Ordnance Corps maintained and issued all types of stores except food and fuel at defence stores and depots during the First World
Page 6 - Army Pay Corps
The Army Pay Corps (sometimes Army Pay Department) issued pay to the men of the
Page 8 - Further information
Further reading about the NZEF Administrative
Māori and Pacific units
Māori and Pacific troops served mainly as non-combatants at Gallipoli, the Western Front and in Sinai-Palestine during the First World War. Read the full article
Page 2 - Māori units
Formation and organisation of the Maori Contingent and Pioneer Battalion during the First World
Page 4 - Further information
Recommended reading about Maori and Pacific Island units in the First World
First World War glossary and list of abbreviations
This list provides basic definitions of common First World War terms and abbreviations found in military personnel files Read the full article
Page 1 - First World War glossary and list of abbreviations
This list provides basic definitions of common First World War terms and abbreviations found in military personnel