Ngā Mauhanga Whawhai

War records

Individual personnel files cover the period of 1898 to 1920. We hold personnel files after 1920 only if:

• the person also served in WWI AABK 18805.

• the person was in the 28 (Māori) Battalion (WW2) and had a ‘Duplicate’ file brought to us AABK 18805 Access to these files is Restricted. Their other file is still with the NZDF Archive.

• they were a gallantry medal recipients AABK 18806 - digitised & AABK 8665.

Other types of records may relate to named individuals. These are searchable by surname and first name or initials in Collections search. Date range 1875-2003; majority are 1890s-1920s. Most of these are not personnel files. They include:

• Army General Staff AALJ 7291

• Permanent Force AABK 22209 and AABK 22515

• Permanent Militia AABK 22514

• Territorial Force AABK 22211 and AABK 22526 and AABK 22527 and AABK 22528.

• New Zealanders in Royal Flying Corps Accession W5712 in AABK 22525

• New Zealanders in Royal Navy Accession W5713 in AABK 22525

• NZ women (volunteers) Accession W5714 in AABK 22525

• New Zealanders in Australian forces Accession W5715 in AABK 22525

• New Zealanders in British forces Accession W5725 in AABK 22525

• In this research guide all codes such as Agency codes AABK, AAYS, ZAAN for example or series codes 18805, 8665, 14147 and so on refer to the system used in Collections search.

A named series or set of records may cover a very wide range of topics, so a subseries may be specified in these guides to help focus your search. In this case, relevant records may be identified using our collections search tool. Search the series and limiting the search to record numbers beginning with that subseries number. Some subseries lists can be viewed by checking the ‘List Section’ in some Series’ descriptions record’s tab, for example in series 8638. Not all series have a ‘List Section’.

To find WW1 personnel files you can search by name or personnel number in Collections search or use the Archives New Zealand filter on Digital NZ.