N.Z.E.F.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1924, Page 4

N.Z.E.F.

doll ok iioxoru. A i•< 111 \ hi tin- flu'll of HoiKitir of tlif N'ew /I'lilauil JCxj»f*litioitiii'v Force. issued liy the (Livernmcnl is to hand. Jt is armnged in sei lions. iitnl contains tile names of those member- of the X.Z. Kxprditionary Koree who nave up their lives in the Oreat AVstr, 1911-18. Section I.—Killed in action, or died of wounds inflicted, accident occurring, or disease < ontrncled while on active soi l ice. Section 11. Died alter dischiigo from the New Zealand expeditionary Koree from wounds inflicted or disease contra. ted while on aeti\e service. Section 111 - Died from incident occurring. or disease contracted, while training with, or iittaehed to rhe New Zealand I.':.[.edit ionary Kune- in New Zealand.

During tiie (Ileal War New Zealand lids.'d I.;r service overseas in the cause of freedom 1 Itl.UfjS troojis. of which number 111.'!, II t actually proceeded oveisciis for service. This hook .contains tic names of those win were killed in action, died of v.onnds inflicted, or disease colitliieted while on active service, and of tins'.' wlio died of accident oerurring. or disease contraefed. while training with the New Zealand Korces in New Zealand. The nnniher of deaths overseas was I (1,097. or

lfi.O'J V' l ' l ' cent, of the niiinher etnharkcil; the nunihcr of deaths, including those who died after diseliarge from di-abilities due to or aggravated by Will' service op io the l!|s|. Dee. l9a.J. v. as 17.001 or I T.oS per cent, of time embarked; while t lie total deaths, including tho-e who died while undergoing ti*;iiiiintr in New Z. aland wills'. |(ii; or 10.10 per cent, of the total troops enlisted for overseas service.

Tilt' hook also contains some matter explainin'' what lui> hcen done in the treatment of the ( Vn'.el.ric- and War I leaves of the K.mpire. ul-n a short dost ri p t ion oi each of the lau lleliehl memorials erect'."l to i omim morale the haltle exploits of the New Zealand Division.

The hook has lieon pllhlislied lor i>i lieiii! |iiirpo.-i.'s. hat as it was thought that many of lit" next-01-kin and relative.; in those whoso names npp-i't on the 1101 l would like to h'-conie po-sessi'il of a copy, a limited number over and ah ive tlm-e n ptired for official distribution has been printed and it has l.ern decided to make tiles' available to the public at a nominal sum of os each, which, of course, is mill'll below the ad mil cost of printing'. Itlc.l copies lire chtainahle from the (iovernmciit I’rinter at the mentioned.