New Zealand units in World War I

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Background information

'The total number of New Zealand troops and nurses to serve overseas in 1914-1918, excluding those in British and other dominion forces, was 100,000, from a population of just over a million. Forty-two percent of men of military age served in the NZEF. 16,697 New Zealanders were killed and 41,317 were wounded during the war - a 58 percent casualty rate. Approximately a further thousand men died within five years of the war's end, as a result of injuries sustained, and 507 died whilst training in New Zealand between 1914 and 1918. New Zealand had one of the highest casualty-and death-rates per capita of any country involved in the war.'[1]

New Zealand's troops originally fought with the New Zealand and Australian Division and the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). In January 1916, the New Zealand Division was formed.

Units in the New Zealand Army

A hybrid from several sources.[2][3] If you know of a definitive listing, please edit this page or contact Mia.

See also a list of transport ships used by New Zealand.

1st New Zealand Brigade

1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment, New Zealand

1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand

1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand

1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand

1st New Zealand Trench Mortar Battery


2nd New Zealand Brigade

2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment, New Zealand

2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand

2nd Battalion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand

2nd Battalion Otago Regiment, New Zealand

2nd New Zealand Trench Mortar Battery


New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own)

1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade

2nd Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade

3rd Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade

4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade

3rd New Zealand Trench Mortar Battery


4th New Zealand Brigade

3rd Battalion Wellington Regiment, New Zealand

3rd Battalion Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand

3rd Battalion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand

3rd Battalion Otago Regiment, New Zealand

4th New Zealand Trench Mortar Battery


New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade

Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment, New Zealand

Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, New Zealand

Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, New Zealand

Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, New Zealand

Divisional Troops

New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion

New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion

Samoan Relief, Infantry

Samoan Relief, Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Divisional Train, Army Service Corps

New Zealand Divisional Artillery

1st New Zealand Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

2nd New Zealand Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

3rd New Zealand Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

4th New Zealand (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

New Zealand Divisional Ammunition Column

V. New Zealand Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

X. New Zealand Medium Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

Y. New Zealand Medium Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)

Z. New Zealand Medium Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery (RFA)


Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers

New Zealand Engineers, Field Troop

New Zealand Engineers, Signal Troop

New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company

New Zealand Divisional Engineers

New Zealand Wireless Troop

New Zealand Medical Corps

1st New Zealand Field Ambulance

2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance

3rd New Zealand Field Ambulance

4th New Zealand Field Ambulance

New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance

New Zealand Section, Queen's Hospital

New Zealand General Hospital

New Zealand Stationary Hospital

New Zealand Convalescent Hospital

New Zealand Dental Corps

HMNZ Hospital Ship Maheno

HMNZ Hospital Ship Marama

New Zealand Mobile Veterinary Section Army Veterinary Corps

New Zealand Divisional Employment Company

Samoan Advance Force

New Zealand Army Service Corps

NZEF Divisional HQ

New Zealand Veterinary Corp

New Zealand Chaplains Department

New Zealand Army Pay Corps

New Zealand Army Nursing Service


  1. 'New Zealand Army' page on Wikipedia
  2. 'New Zealand Division' page on Wikipedia
  3. 'WW1 NZEF Unit Histories' page on the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Armoury Information Centre site