Prior to 1946 the New Zealand armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including military decorations and campaign medals. Since the end of World War 2 there have been constant moves towards an independent New Zealand honours system.

Dec 21, 2024 · Search the records and medals of New Zealanders at war and get sources for doing your own military research. The NZ Defence Force (NZDF) archive at Trentham military camp has about 1.5 million personnel files for 420,000 people who have served in the armed forces, post World War I.

The New Zealand War Medal was a campaign medal authorised in 1869 to be awarded to Imperial and Colonial troops involved in the New Zealand Wars of 1845–47 and 1860–66. [1] The New Zealand Wars were previously known as the Māori Wars, Anglo-Māori Wars or Land Wars.

Explore military medals and awards from New Zealand. Medals from The Great War WW1, the Second World War WW2, pre-WW1, post-WW2, and interwar.

NZDF Personnel Archives and Medals (PAM) issues war, operational, and service medals to NZDF former and current service members. Within the limits of the Privacy Act 2020, we also provide advice about medals NZDF former and current service members might be entitled to, and information about which medals have already been issued to them.

May 3, 2024 · The New Zealand Operational Service Medal (instituted in 2002 for operational service completed from 3 September 1945) is worn after the New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-1945 and before any specific campaign medal.

The New Zealand War Service Medal (NZWSM) was a New Zealand campaign medal for service in World War II. The NZWSM was approved in 1946, and was awarded to members of the New Zealand armed forces, the National Military Reserve and the Home Guard, as well as the New Zealand Merchant Navy and Naval Auxiliary Patrol Service. [1] .

Members of the New Zealand Armed Forces were awarded British Campaign Stars and Medals until 1992, when the New Zealand Government instituted uniquely New Zealand awards. Campaign Stars and Medals and United Nations medals are …

The following is a list of all Honours, Decorations, Campaigns and Service Medals awarded to New Zealand citizens listed in the authorised order of wear. NOTE: The following are worn in the exact order shown: * NOTE: Worn in date of eligibility. NOTE: In date order of award.

From the beginning of our commitment to the First World War, and after the Gallipoli Campaign, New Zealand soldiers fought with great distinction in the campaign to liberate Ottoman-controlled Palestine.