The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight alongside other British Empire and Dominion troops during World War I and World War II. Ultimate
Insignia of units of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
4.5-inch howitzer and crew of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during an inspection by King George VI at Burley in the New Forest, Hampshire, England.
The military history of New Zealand during World War I began in August 1914. When Britain declared war on Germany at the start of the First World War, the New Zealand Government followed without hesit
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
…by conscription, formed the principal striking force of the New Zealand Army. The division was alternatively known as 3NZEF. It disbanded in 1961. Military history of New Zealand in World War I Māori Battalion…
New Zealand troops unloading at a French port in 1918.
The Union Flag being raised at the courthouse at Apia on 30 August 1914
Orders received by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Logan from Colonel Braithwaite to seize German Samoa, 18 August 1914
New Zealand troops landing at Gallipoli