Resources

Useful links to assist with preparing your speech:

› New Zealand Military History

› Commemoration

› Museums/Historical Institutions

› Overseas Museums/Historical Institutions

› Armed Forces

› Other Ex-Service Organisations in New Zealand

› Veterans' Homes

New Zealand Military History

› General
› South African War
› First World War
› Second World War
› Korean War
› Malayan Emergency
› Borneo Confrontation
› Vietnam

General

War and Society on NZHistory
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
www.dnzb.govt.nz

Te Ara New Zealand Online Encyclopedia
www.teara.govt.nz

South African War

New Zealand in the South African War
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/saw-introduction

Footage of the Departure of the Second Contingent
www.filmarchive.org.nz

First World War

New Zealand in the First World War
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/ww1-overview

New Zealand involvement in the Gallipoli Campaign
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/gallipolicampaign

Gallipoli 1915: The Drama of the Dardanelles
www.iwm.org.uk

Gallipoli Campaign - Documents from National Archives of the United Kingdom
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

New Zealand and Le Quesnoy
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/lequesnoy-introduction

Footage of New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I
www.filmarchive.org.nz

Second World War

New Zealand in the Second World War
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/ww2-overview

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War www.nzetc.org/projects/wh2/index

The Battle for Crete
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/crete-introduction

Crete & El Alamein
www.iwm.org.uk/online/creteegypt/index.htm

The Relief of Tobruk Official History
www.nzetc.org/etexts/WH2Tobr.html

Battle for Egypt Official History
www.nzetc.org/etexts/WH2Egyp.html

Battle of Monte Cassino
www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/battle_cassino

D-Day
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/dday-introduction

28 (Maori) Battalion Official History
www.nzetc.org/etexts/WH2Maor.html

The Pacific Official History
www.nzetc.org/etexts/WH2Paci.html

The Merchant Navy
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/merchantnavy

Prisoners of War Official History
www.nzetc.org/etexts/WH2Pris.html

New Zealand Prisoners of War
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/pows-introduction

American Forces in New Zealand
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/usforces-theusinvasion

VE/VJ Days
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/vevjdays

Korean War

New Zealand in the Korean War
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/asia-korea

Malayan Emergency

New Zealand in the Malayan Emergency
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/asia-malay

Borneo Confrontation

New Zealand in the Borneo Confrontation
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/asia-borneo

Vietnam War

New Zealand in the Vietnam War
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/asia-vietnam

Commemoration

ANZAC.govt.nz - a guide to ANZAC Day for New Zealanders
www.anzac.govt.nz

ANZAC Day Gallery
www.nzhistory.net.nz

Visit Gallipoli
www.anzacsite.gov.au

Cenotaph Database @ Auckland War Memorial Museum
www.aucklandmuseum.com

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.cwgc.org

National War Memorial
www.nationalwarmemorial.govt.nz

Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
www.unknownwarrior.govt.nz

Veterans' Affairs New Zealand
www.veteransaffairs.mil.nz/commemorations

War Memorials of the First World War in New Zealand
www.nzhistory.net.nz

New Zealand Armed Forces Memorial Project
www.nzafmp.org

Museums/Historical Institutions

Navy Museum
www.navy.mil.nz

Army Museum
www.armymuseum.co.nz

RNZAF Museum
www.airforcemuseum.co.nz

New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum
www.nzfpm.co.nz

Archives New Zealand
www.archives.govt.nz

National Library of New Zealand
www.natlib.govt.nz

Te Papa Museum of New Zealand
www.tepapa.govt.nz

New Zealand Film Archive
www.filmarchive.org.nz

Auckland War Memorial Museum
www.aucklandmuseum.com

New Zealand Museums On Line
www.nzmuseums.co.nz

Te Ara Encycplopedia of New Zealand
www.teara.govt.nz

NZHistory.net Online Exhibitions
www.nzhistory.net.nz

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
www.dnzb.govt.nz

New Zealand Military Historical Society
www.nzmhs.org

Overseas Museums/Historical Institutions

Imperial War Museum
www.iwm.org.uk

Australian War Memorial
www.awm.gov.au

Australian ANZACS in the Great War 1914-1918 Database
www.aif.adfa.edu.au

Canadian War Museum
www.civilization.ca/cwm

International Society for the Study of the First World War
doc-iep.univ-lyon2.fr/wwi

In Flanders Museum
www.inflandersfields.be/default2.htm

Armed Forces

New Zealand Defence Force
www.nzdf.mil.nz

Royal New Zealand Navy
www.navy.mil.nz

New Zealand Army
www.army.mil.nz

Royal New Zealand Air Force
www.airforce.mil.nz

Other Ex-Services Organisations in New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Naval Association Inc.
www.rnzna.org.nz

Royal New Zealand Air Force Association
www.rnzaf.homestead.com

Women's Royal Army Corps & Women's Auxiliary Air Force
www.geocities.com/nzwrac

28 (Maori) Battalion Association
www.28maoribattalion.org.nz

New Zealand Permanent Force Old Comrades' Association
www.riv.co.nz/rnza

The Regular Force Cadet Association
www.rfcadet.org.nz

Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport Association (Inc)
www.rnzct.co.nz

British Airborne Forces Personnel Bureau (NZ) Association
www.bafbureaunz.com

Veterans' Homes

Ranfurly War Veterans Home and Hospital
www.ranfurly.org.nz

Levin Home for War Veterans
www.ps.org.nz

Rannerdale War Veterans Home and Hospital
www.rannerdale.co.nz

Montecillo War Veterans Home
www.montecillo.org.nz