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We will remember them

Some titles in our collections that may help you locate information about your New Zealand ancestor's military past or learn more about the conflict they were involved in. Most selected for their name and service information contained within. There's lots more books that could have made this list so ask a librarian for more suggestions! A Christchurch City Libraries list.

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12 items

  • Onward

    Portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force

    Beattie, P. J. (Philip Jeffery), 1972-
    Onward is a multi-volume publication, of photographs of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Each volume contains over 4000 individual portraits drawn from a variety of sources, and the Onward Project team welcomes contributions from the…
    Book, 2013–2015Auckland, New Zealand : Fair Dinkum Publications, 2013-2015. — 940.41 BEA
  • For Your Tomorrow

    a Record of New Zealanders Who Have Died While Serving With the RNZAF and Allied Air Services Since 1915

    Martyn, Errol W. (Errol Walter), 1946-
    A three-volume collection. Volume One covers casualty information and the circumstances in which the New Zealander lost their life, in chronological order from WW1 through to December 1942. Volume Two covers 1943 to December 1998. Volume Three…
    Book, 1998–2008Christchurch, N.Z. : Volplane Press, 1998-2008 — 940.546 MAR
  • 100 Years

    New Zealand Military Nursing : New Zealand Army Nursing Service - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps 1915-2015

    McNabb, Sherayl, 1945-
    A comprehensive look at New Zealand’s history of military nursing from the New Zealand Army Nursing Service to the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps as it is known now. There are plenty of photographs peppered through the 500 pages including a…
    Book, 2015Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand : Sherayl McNabb, [2015]. — 355.345 MCN
  • He Rau Mahara

    to Remember the Journey of Our Ngāi Tahu Soldiers : From the Pā to the Battlefields of the Great War

    A beautifully produced tribute to Ngāi Tahu servicemen who enlisted in the First World War. Interviews with whanau, letters, diaries and newspaper articles are woven together to tell the stories of these men.
    Book, 2017Christchurch, New Zealand : Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2017. — 940.41 HE
  • Historian Dr Monty Soutar takes an in-depth look at the Pioneer Battalion (the Battalion created for Maori to serve) combining the story of the war and the role of Maori in it. There are numerous images from family collections and nominal roll and…
    Book, 2019Auckland : David Bateman, , 2019. — 940.41 SOU
  • Soldiers From the Pacific

    the Story of Pacific Island Soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One

    Weddell, Howard, 1951-
    During World War One over 1,000 men from Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa and Norfolk Island volunteered to join the New Zealand Military Forces. Their service included Gallipoli, France, Egypt and Palestine. This book…
    Book, 2015Wellington : Defence of New Zealand Study Group, 2015. — 940.41 WED
  • Johnny Enzed

    the New Zealand Soldier in the First World War, 1914-1918

    Harper, Glyn, 1958-
    Military historian Glyn Harper draws on correspondences, diaries and oral histories to offer new insights into Kiwi soldiers' experience of war. As the blurb says, it is the story of ordinary men thrust into the most extraordinary circumstances…
    Book, 2015Auckland, New Zealand : Exisle Publishing, 2015. — 940.41 HAR
  • Nga Tama Toa

    The Price of Citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945

    Soutar, Monty, 1961-
    This focusses on C Company whose members were drawn from Tairawhiti, a region on the east coast of the North Island. The story of C Company is followed from their home to training camps to the various battlegrounds overseas. Personal anecdotes,…
    Book, 2008Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman, 2008. — 940.541 SOU
  • Historian Vincent O'Malley brings together a series of first-hand accounts from Māori and Pākehā participants and observers of the wars that raged in Aotearoa between 1845 and 1872.
    Book, 2021Wellington : Bridget Williams Books, 2021. — 993.022 OMA
  • Covers the South African War of 1899-1902, in which New Zealand sent over 6,000 men to fight. Useful for the detailed listings of medals and information provided about all 10 Contingents and their fates.
    Book, 2015Hamilton, New Zealand : Richard Stowers, 2015. — 968.2 STO
  • The New Zealand Korea Roll

    Honouring Those Who Served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea 1950 -1957

    This book provides brief information, note of any medals awarded and any other biographical details that could be found, for all 5564 men who served in Korea. The compiler recommends the two-volume history “New Zealand and the Korean War” by Ian…
    Book, 2013[Wellington] : Howard Chamberlain, 2013. — 951.9042 NEW
  • New Zealand's Vietnam War

    a History of Combat, Commitment and Controversy

    McGibbon, I. C. (Ian Callum), 1947-
    This book focusses on the operations and activities carried out by New Zealand forces in Vietnam. As well as the military coverage, civilians' efforts are also documented including the surgical teams and Red Cross volunteers. There are brief…
    Book, 2010Auckland, N.Z. : Exisle Pub., 2010. — 959.7043 MCG