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Women's Army Auxilary Corps, plotting a table.
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We have proudly collaborated with the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers to display portraits of more than 1,500 images of New Zealand military veterans. These portraits were taken between 2013-2017 and have been kindly provided under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.
Read moreMembers of the Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service who served between 1942 and 1945.
Read moreList of the Niuean service personnel who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces.
Read moreList of Ellice Islanders who served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War.
Read moreEstablished to free up more men to engage overseas service in World War II, the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force was created in 1941 and saw 4750 women pass through its ranks.
Read moreOne hundred and thirty five New Zealanders served during the Battle of Britain from 10 July to 31 October 1940. New Zealand's served in crucial roles with the Fighter, Bomber and Coastal commands of the Royal Air Force.
Read moreThe Auckland Provincial Roll of Honour is an alphabetical list of service personnel who died during WWII from the Auckland Province. The Roll provides information on regimental number, rank, honours, unit and next-of-kin. It duplicates the names held on the Walls of the Hall of Memories and is on permanent display in the Museum's Hall of Memories II.
Read moreForty three members of the Māori Pioneer Battalion, helped dig tunnels with the New Zealand Tunelling Company prior to the Battle of Arras. Sue Baker Wilson has identified 39 of those Pioneer Battalion Members.
Read moreListing of those Gilbert Islander - Kiribati personnel and civilians who served in the New Zealand Defence Force during the WWI.
Read moreListing of those Cook Island personnel and civilians who served in the New Zealand Defence Force since WWI.
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