List of New Zealand military personnel
The following is a list of notable New Zealand people associated with the military, including those who participated in warfare or saw active service in New Zealand.
Musket Wars[edit]
- Hone Heke - Nga Puhi tribal chief and war leader[1]
- Hongi Hika - Nga Puhi tribal chief and war leader[2]
- Te Pēhi Kupe
- Te Rangihaeata
- Te Rauparaha
- Tītore - Nga Puhi tribal chief; led war parties to the East Cape in 1820 and 1821 and participated in the Girls' War
New Zealand Wars[edit]
- Samuel Austin - recipient of the New Zealand Cross
- Duncan Alexander Cameron - Commander of British forces during part of the New Zealand Wars[3]
- George Jackson Carey
- Robert Carey - Commander of British forces at the Battle of Ōrākau
- Trevor Chute - Commander of British forces during part of the New Zealand Wars[4]
- Thomas Bernard Collinson - Corps of Royal Engineers, Board of Ordnance, New Zealand, 1846–1850.[5] Hosey's Battle, Whanganui, 1847
- Robert FitzRoy - Captain in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Colony of New Zealand, Vice-Admiral of New Zealand, 1843-1845, Colonel of the Auckland Battalion of Militia, 1845. Flagstaff War, 1845
- Charles Emilius Gold - Commander of British forces during the early stages of the First Taranaki War, part of the New Zealand Wars[6]
- Charles Heaphy - recipient of the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions during an engagement in the Invasion of the Waikato; a surveyor and explorer prior to the New Zealand Wars, he was later a Member of Parliament[7]
- William Magee Hunter (1834-1868)[8]
- Tāmati Wāka Nene - Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi. British ally, Flagstaff War, 1845–1846
- Marmaduke Nixon - officer in the militia during the Invasion of the Waikato; killed in action at Rangiaowhia[9]
- William Odgers VC - first man to win the Victoria Cross in the New Zealand land wars
- Thomas Simson Pratt - British commander in the First Taranaki War[10]
- George Preece - officer in the Armed Constabulary during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars and recipient of the New Zealand Cross
- Kepa Te Rangihiwinui - Maori leader on British side in the Taranaki Wars
- Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester - British naval commander in New Zealand, 1860-1861
- Te Kooti - the founder of the Ringatū religion and guerrilla fighter during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars
- Tītokowaru - Ngāti Ruanui tribal chief and war leader during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars
- Ropata Wahawaha - Ngāti Porou tribal chief who fought on the British side during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars[11]
Boer War[edit]
- Edward Chaytor - commanded the Second and Eighth Contingents sent to South Africa; commanded the ANZAC Mounted Division during World War I and was Commandant of the New Zealand Military Forces, from 1919 to 1924
- Janet Gillies, nurse
- William James Hardham - awarded Victoria Cross, later served in World War I[12]
- John Gethin Hughes - a soldier in the First Contingent sent to South Africa and first New Zealand recipient of the Distinguished Service Order; later commanded an infantry battalion at Gallipoli during World War I[13]
- James O'Sullivan - Defence storekeeper at the time of Boer War
- Alfred William Robin - commanded the First Contingent sent to South Africa; later Commandant of the New Zealand Military Forces, from 1914 to 1919[14]
World War I[edit]
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- Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill - Platoon Commander and first New Zealander to scale the walls of Le Quesnoy[15]
- Ronald Bannerman - World War I fighter ace
- Cyril Bassett - first soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to receive the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions during the Battle of Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli, in August 1915[16]
- Arthur Bauchop - commander of the Otago Mounted Rifles
- Harold Beamish - fighter ace with No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service[17]
- William Thomas Beck - first New Zealand soldier ashore at Gallipoli
- Charles Mackie Begg - medical officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front[18]
- Charles Henry Brown - officer who served at Gallipoli and commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; killed in action during the Battle of Messines in 1917[19]
- Donald Forrester Brown - posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the first such award to a soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force serving on the Western Front[20]
- Keith Caldwell - fighter ace and commander of the Royal Flying Corps' No. 74 Squadron; later a senior officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II and the postwar period[21]
- Thomas Culling - first New Zealand fighter ace of World War I[22]
- James Lloyd Findlay - soldier and fighter pilot
- Nora FitzGibbon - nurse[23]
- Harry Fulton - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; killed in action in 1918[24]
- Herbert Ernest Hart - senior officer who served at Gallipoli and commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; later administrator of Western Samoa[25]
- Francis Earl Johnston - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade at Gallipoli and on the Western Front; killed in action in 1917[26]
- George Napier Johnston - Commander Royal Artillery of the New Zealand Division[26]
- George Augustus King - officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front; killed in action during the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917[27]
- Norman Joseph Levien - Ordnance Officer Egypt, Gallipoli, France and United Kingdom
- William George Malone - Commander of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, killed in action at Gallipoli[28]
- Thomas James McCristell - officer in charge of the Ordnance Corps in New Zealand
- Charles Melvill - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; later Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces, from 1924 to 1925[29]
- Arthur Plugge - officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front
- Andrew Hamilton Russell - Commander of the New Zealand Division[30]
- William Sinclair-Burgess - New Zealand officer serving with Australian forces
- James Waddell - New Zealand soldier serving with the French Foreign Legion
- Bright Williams - last surviving New Zealand Soldier of the First World War
- Robert Young - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; later Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces, from 1925 to 1931
World War II[edit]
(some served also in World War I)
- Russell Aitken - pilot in the Royal Air Force who pioneered the use of amphibian aircraft for rescuing downed British pilots during the Battle of Britain[31]
- Leslie Andrew - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, Crete, and North Africa; also a Victoria Cross recipient of World War I[32]
- Fred Baker - Commander, 28th Maori Battalion[33]
- Fraser Barron - bomber pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; served with Bomber Command and one of only four personnel of the RNZAF to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order twice
- Harold Eric Barrowclough - Commander, 3rd New Zealand Division[34]
- Minden Blake - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force
- Brian Carbury - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force
- Sir Roderick Carr - RAF Bomber Command and Chief of the Indian Air Force
- Johnny Checketts - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; commanded No. 485 Squadron RNZAF for a period in 1943[35]
- George Herbert Clifton - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and North Africa[36]
- Wilfred Clouston - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded fighter squadrons during the course of World War II[37]
- Basil Collyns - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force
- Sir Arthur Coningham - RAF Second Tactical Air Force commander
- Bill Crawford-Crompton - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded several squadrons and fighter wings during the course of World War II[38]
- William Cunningham - Commandant of the Fiji Defence Force[39]
- Dan Davin - 2NZEF officer and author of war history
- Alan Deere - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force[40]
- Antonio Dini - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force[41]
- John Evelyn Duigan - Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, from 1937 to 1941[42]
- Keith Elliott - soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross[43]
- Geoffrey Bryson Fisken - RNZAF fighter ace, initially on Brewster Buffalo
- Baron Freyberg of Wellington - Commander, 2NZEF and 2nd New Zealand Division; later Governor-General of New Zealand
- Colin Falkland Gray - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded several squadrons and fighter wings during the course of World War II[44]
- Michael Herrick - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded No. 15 Squadron RNZAF for a period in 1943[45]
- Jack Hinton - soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Thomas W. Horton - Commander of No 105 RAF Pathfinder squadron
- Clive Hulme - soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Lindsay Merritt Inglis - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy
- Edgar James "Cobber" Kain - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; the first pilot to win a Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II
- Thomas Joseph King - DADOS HQ 2nd New Zealand Division
- Howard Karl "Kip" Kippenberger - Commander, 2nd New Zealand Division
- John Noble MacKenzie - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force
- Haane Manahi - soldier and recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal
- Owen Mead - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF and the highest ranking soldier of the New Zealand Military Forces to be killed on active service[46]
- Reginald Miles - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and North Africa
- Sir Keith Park - No. 11 Group RAF commander during the Battle of Britain; later commanded in Malta and Southeast Asia
- Nigel Park - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; nephew of Sir Keith Park
- Graham Beresford Parkinson - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, North Africa and Italy
- John Pattison - fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force; later transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and commanded No. 485 Squadron RNZAF for a period in 1944–45[47]
- Sir Peter Phipps - founding Chief of Defence Staff
- Edward Puttick - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and Crete; later Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, from 1941 to 1945[48]
- Paul Rabone - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force[49]
- Jack Rae - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force[50]
- Robert Row - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and in the Pacific; commanded 8th Brigade during the Battle of the Treasury Islands
- Warren Schrader - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force[51]
- Desmond J. Scott - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force[52]
- Irving Smith - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; later served with the Royal Air Force in the postwar period[53]
- Robert Spurdle - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force
- Gray Stenborg - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force[54]
- William George Stevens - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF
- Keith Lindsay Stewart - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, Crete and Italy; later Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, from 1949 to 1952[55]
- Donald Stott - soldier in the 2NZEF, later served in Special Operations Executive and Z Special Unit
- Leonard Trent - pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross[56]
- Lloyd Alan Trigg - pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross; only person so awarded solely on recommendation of the enemy
- Charles Upham - soldier of 20th Battalion and two-time recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Nancy Wake - most decorated servicewoman of World War II
- Derek Harland Ward - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force
- James Allen Ward - bomber pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 Squadron RNZAF; recipient of the Victoria Cross[57]
- Norman Weir - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF; later Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, from 1946 to 1949[58]
- Edward Wells - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force[59]
- Bert Wipiti - fighter pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force[60]
Post-WWII[edit]
- Denis Barnett - Commander, British Forces Cyprus
- Richard Bolt - bomber pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II; later Chief of the Air Staff from 1974 to 1976 and then Chief of the Defence Staff from 1976 to 1980[61]
- Sir William Gentry - officer who served with the 2NZEF during World War II; later Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Army, from 1952 to 1955[62]
- Walter McKinnon - officer who served with the 2NZEF during World War II; later Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Army, from 1965 to 1967[63]
- Ian Morrison - bomber pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II; later Chief of the Air Staff from 1962 to 1966
- William Stratton - fighter pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II; later Chief of the Air Staff from 1969 to 1971
See also[edit]
- List of World War II aces from New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- New Zealand Defence Force#Previous Chiefs
Notes[edit]
- ^ Kawharu, Freda Rankin. "Heke Pokai, Hone Wiremu". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Hongi Hika". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Belich, James. "Cameron, Duncan Alexander". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Green, David. "Chute, Trevor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Obituary: Thomas Bernard Collinson, 1821–1902". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 150 (1902). Institution of Civil Engineers: 461. 1902. doi:10.1680/imotp.1902.18336.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Michael. "Gold, Charles Emilius". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Harper & Richardson 2007, pp. 48–55.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Hunter, William Magee". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Barber, Laurie. "Nixon, Marmaduke George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Green, David. "Pratt, Thomas Simson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Steven. "Wahawaha, Rapata". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Crawford, J.A.B. "Hardham, William James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, p. 229.
- ^ O'Shea, Phillip. "Robin, Alfred William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Rice, Geoffrey W. "Averill, Leslie Cecil Lloyd". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Harper & Richardson 2007, pp. 113–118.
- ^ Claasen 2017, pp. 274–276.
- ^ Begg, Neil. "Begg, Charles Mackie". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, p. 73.
- ^ Harper & Richardson 2007, pp. 130–135.
- ^ Tonks, Matthew. "Keith Caldwell". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Claasen 2017, pp. 258–259.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "FitzGibbon, Hanorah Philomena". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 188–189.
- ^ Crawford, J.A.B. "Hart, Herbert Ernest". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b McGibbon 2000, p. 260.
- ^ McIntyre, W. David. "King, George Augustus". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Pugsley, Chris. "Malone, William George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, p. 316.
- ^ Pugsley, Chris. "Russell, Andrew Hamilton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Mitchell 1945, p. 99.
- ^ Snelling 2012, pp. 13–19.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, p. 51.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 53–54.
- ^ Thompson 1956, p. 187.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 93–94.
- ^ Phipps, Gareth. "Wilfred Clouston: Biography". NZ History. New Zealand Ministry of Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Thompson 1953, p. 211.
- ^ "William Henry Cunningham". Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Phipps, Gareth. "Alan Deere Biography". New Zealand History. New Zealand Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Lambert 2011, pp. 54–55.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 149–150.
- ^ Lineham, Peter J. "Elliott, Keith 1916–1989". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ Thompson 1956, p. 367.
- ^ Phipps, Gareth. "Michael Herrick Biography". New Zealand History. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, p. 313.
- ^ Thompson 1953, p. 220.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 435–436.
- ^ Wynn 1981, pp. 332–336.
- ^ Thompson 1953, p. 238.
- ^ Hanson 2001, p. 427.
- ^ Orange, Vincent. "Scott, Desmond James". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Wynn 1981, pp. 353–359.
- ^ Lambert 2011, pp. 310–312.
- ^ McGibbon, Ian. "Keith Lindsay Stewart". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Hayward, Joel. "Trent, Leonard Henry". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Thompson 1953, p. 197.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, pp. 597–598.
- ^ Thompson 1953, p. 99.
- ^ Thompson 1953, p. 21.
- ^ "Sir Richard Bolt Dies in Lower Hutt". Scoop Media. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Crawford, J. A. B. "Gentry, William George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ McGibbon 2000, p. 287.
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- Mitchell, Alan W. (1945). New Zealanders in the Air War. London, United Kingdom: George G. Harrap & Co. OCLC 1079233416.
- Snelling, Stephen (2012). VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917. Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-7666-7.
- Thompson, H. L. (1953). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Vol. I. Wellington, New Zealand: Historical Publications Branch.
- Thompson, H. L. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45. Vol. II. Wellington: War History Branch. OCLC 300089346.
- Wynn, Kenneth G. (1981). A Clasp for 'The Few': New Zealanders with the Battle of Britain Clasp. Auckland, New Zealand: Kenneth G. Wynn. ISBN 0-86-465-0256.
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