The New Zealand Division was a World War I division formed in Egypt in January 1916 following the evacuation of Gallipoli. At the outbreak of war the New Zealand Expeditionary Force contained a single infantrybrigade which was combined with the unattached Australian 4th Infantry Brigade to form the New Zealand and Australian Division which served at Gallipoli. By the end 1915, New Zealand's contingent had expanded such that they could now field a complete division of their own. A second infantry brigade was formed from reinforcements currently in Egypt. A third infantry brigade, the "Rifle Brigade", had arrived complete from New Zealand. The New Zealand Division was originally attached to I Anzac Corps and departed for France in April, 1916.
Unit History
Formation
1st New Zealand Brigade
1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment
2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment (from 2nd NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment (to 2nd NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment
2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment (from 2nd NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
1st Battalion, Otago Regiment (to 2nd NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
2nd New Zealand Brigade
2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment (to 1st NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment (from 1st NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment
2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment (to 1st NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
1st Battalion, Otago Regiment (from 1st NZ Bde, Jan 1917)
The NewZealandNewZealand or Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud, is a country of two large islands and many much smaller islands in the south-western Pacific Ocean.
The division's return to Europe was made during the campaign in Italy The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana or Italia) is a country in Southern Europe.
NewZealand, had it suffered the destruction of 2ndDivision would have lost the bulk of its field army.
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