Category: New Zealand Division, New Zealand Army, World War I
Categories: New Zealand Army | New Zealand Army, World War I | Battle of Ypres | Battle of Messines (1917) | Battle of the Somme
The New Zealand Division (1914-1919) Formed after the Gallipoli campaign when the New Zealand Infantry Brigade was brought up to division strength by reinforcements from home. Formed in Egypt in 1916 under the command of Major-General Andrew Hamilton Russell it was then transferred to the Western Front where they saw action in the Battle of the Somme; Battle of Messines; Battle of Broodseinde Ridge.
During the Battle of Passchendeale the division would suffer a brutal defeat including the worst day for any New Zealand combat force to date with 845 killed and 2700 wounded on 12 October, 1917.
In 1918 the New Zealand Division emerged as one of the strongest Dominion divisions during the Allied offensives which eventually brought Germany to the point of suing for peace. The division also served on occupation duties in Germany after the War before being disbanded in 1919.
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