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Just over 100,000 New Zealanders served overseas in the First World War, many of them young men who had never left home before. A total of 18,000 died as a result of the war and another 48,000 were wounded. Our forces were involved in the conflict from the capture of Samoa in 1914 to the end of the fighting on Armistice Day in 1918, and they fought at Gallipoli, on the Western Front and in the Middle East.
New Zealand goes to war
How New Zealand came to take part in the First World War
Gallipoli
Although the Gallipoli campaign was a grievous failure, it helped foster an emerging New Zealand identity
Western Front
12,500 New Zealanders died and thousands more were wounded fighting on the Western Front in Europe
Middle East
The Sinai and Palestine campaigns of 1916-18 culminated in the Allied victory over the Ottoman Turks in the Middle East
World at War
Basic facts and statistics about all the main forces that fought in the First World War
NZEF Units
Brief histories of the military units New Zealanders fought in during the First World War
The War at sea
Thousands of New Zealanders served in the merchant marine and Royal Navy during the First World War
Home front
How New Zealand civilians experienced life on the home front during the First World War
Aftermath
The impact of the First World War on New Zealand society was felt long after the 1918 Armistice
Commemoration
New Zealand has over 500 First World War memorials scattered throughout the country
Researching the First World War
Information and guides for anyone researching New Zealand's First World War experience
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