General Resources
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Features a searchable online register of war graves including New Zealand personnel - The Cenotaph
Developed by the Auckland Museum, this database contains records and some photos for over 115,000 New Zealanders who served in overseas wars, from South Africa in 1899, through the First and Second World Wars to Korea, Malaya and Vietnam in the 1950s to 1970s, and even recent peacekeeping deployments. - New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records
This website contains details about ordering military service records of those who enlisted in New Zealand forces. South African and WWI service records are now held by Archives New Zealand (http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war) with later files gradually being transferred to Archives. This page contains further information on researching New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. - Medals awarded to New Zealand military personnel
Series of links developed by the New Zealand Defence Force including details about applying for medals or replacements - National War Memorial
Contains background information about the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior - The Australian War Memorial
Features biographical databases containing 200,000 photographs (including many of New Zealanders), nominal rolls and other official records - London Gazette
Includes WWI and WWII online editions that are useful for genealogists as honours and awards along with military promotions are recorded in this title - New Zealand Military Historical Society
Website for this society which publishes The Volunteer journal - The War Graves Photographic Project
Aims to photograph and collect a pictorial records of Commonwealth war graves and memorials both overseas and in New Zealand - Remembrance
Historical milestones of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association including commemorative dates - Anzac Day collection (NZOnScreen)
Fantastic collection of some of the best documentaries and dramas about New Zealanders at war
A note on New Zealand Official Death Tolls
The Roll of Honour figure for the First World War (18,051) is for those who died between 4 August 1914 and 31 August 1921; the corresponding figure for the Second World War (11,928) is for those who died between 3 September 1939 and 31 December 1947. The cut-off date for the First World War is the date on which the Order in Council declared the war ended. The official cut-off date for the Second World War Roll of Honour was established by the Commonwealth member governments agreeing a date that was approximately the same period after the Armistice was signed with Germany as had been allowed after the First World War. These figures and all other casualty statistics were produced after the wars. Owing to conditions at the time, there were inevitable inaccuracies in the official reports. Researchers would be advised to use statistics produced by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, rather than those contained in the New Zealand Parliamentary Reports of the time. However, it should be noted by researchers that all statistics are related to their respective date boundaries.
