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These are described in their ‘War’ research guide (p.6). Records relating to nurses are held at Archives New Zealand. Some useful newspapers are available (and searchable) on National Library's Papers Past website:Ĭheck your public library for regional rolls of honour, which may include more information about the soldiers you are researching. Newspapers sometimes published obituaries for individual soldiers. They are referred to in Archives’ ‘War’ research guide (p.4). They can be located on the Archives catalogue, ArchwayĪrchives New Zealand also holds casualty lists and records of burials which might also be useful for your research. Many soldiers left wills, which are now held by one of the Archives New Zealand offices. It also includes an image of the soldier’s entry in the official The Great War, 1914-1918: New Zealand Expeditionary Force roll of honour, published in 1924. The Auckland War Memorial Museum hosts a database of deceased soldiers, which includes photographs of some of the men. The quickest way to trace them is through the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website: Over 18,000 New Zealand soldiers were killed in the First World War. They are described in Archives’ ‘War’ research guide (p.6). These volumes are available at some public libraries, and have also been published as microfilms by BAB Microfilming.Īrchives New Zealand holds registers of reservists which explains why they were placed on the reservist roll. Their names were printed in published volumes in 19, arranged by military district. Some New Zealand men were ineligible for military service due to health problems or having large families. In cases where the soldier re-enlisted for the Second World War, their personnel files are held by the New Zealand Defence Force Archives: Archives New Zealand provides a guide on military research - and we have provided a glossary of acronymns and abbreviations

Personnel files contain a lot of military short-hand and can be hard to understand. They are held by Archives New Zealand, and can usually be located on their Archway database:Īrchives have digitised these files – view an example here (click on pdf link to download) Personnel files are the most useful source for researching First World War soldiers, and should be the researcher’s first port of call.