Australian and New Zealand service Personnel search WW1
Many people would be searching for their family
members who served in many of the wars or in peacekeeping throughout the world.
One of the most easiest files to research is that of the WW1 service people. I
will be looking at both the Australian and New Zealand searches, although most
of the information and links would be Australian.
When researching your service personnel usually from
the First World war in Australia or New Zealand. Both search areas are
different, but you can do a basic search either through the National archives
in Australia or in New Zealand archives. Both service records are usually
available digitally from the websites. There would be plenty of other places to
look for information, but I am only providing the basic information.
Australia
Basic
search for the records
Australian
National archives
When looking for your service personnel or any other
record you might be looking for. Some are available online, but others are not.
All you need to do is have some dates and a name when you search the
collection. The Records for WWII are available, but it seems you have to purchase the files and go from there after ordering them.
If you are wanting to go further to learn more
information about your service ancestor. The Australian War Memorial provides
plenty of information. I will provide the links to several parts of the website
as examples and a short explanation.
Australian
War Memorial
The War memorial has plenty of information about the
Australian side of conflicts from WW1 to current conflicts involving Australia.
Units
This part of the website provides you with a list of
all units that have served in wars and peacekeeping operations. Not only does
the page provides you with information on the unit, but hopefully the unit
patch as well. The page will help to explain what happened and their location.
War
Diaries
The war diaries provide an account on what was
happening within the unit battalion during the wars. They are used to record
their activities. Some of the information provided can include maps and
reports.
Red
Cross
For WWI the Red Cross files help provide information
on missing and wounded personnel. The link will take you to the WW1 search
though this page contains details for POWs in WWII.
Roll
of Honour Circulars
They are a list of names that go on the war graves
and the memorial roll of honour. They are from WWI and are completed by the
next of kin of those who had died during the war.
There are other pages you can search on the Australian
War Memorial website like the Embarkation rolls. I am leaving you to search the
rest of the links on the website as there are quite a few there that can
provide you with information. By hunting down someone’s service it is like a
jigsaw puzzle.
New Zealand
In New Zealand there are several locations that you
can visit for the searching of New Zealand military records. I don’t know them
all, but I know several of the locations to visit. The first I am going to provide
is the link to the first stop in the journey and that is the New Zealand
Archives
New
Zealand Archives
This is where the archives are held and you can
order the records for the Boar and WW1 service personnel. To start searching
you go through Archway. A list of results appear once you type in your request.
Some records are online digitally.
Ordering
World War II records
The records for the WWII soldiers and onwards are
located elsewhere and you have to use the link provided to search for the
information and send off a request.
New
Zealand army museum
Provides information on how to search for records
for family history purposes and provides links to other sites about ordering
service medals.
Auckland
Museum Cenoteph
The Cenoteph is a search engine that gives you
information about those who have served and also provides links to other
information about the person and their service. The museum itself does have
books about some of the service personnel’s battalions. One book I tried to
find out if you could buy, but it is online.
Other
sources of Information.
Cameron, David W. Gallipoli – The Final Battles
and Evacuation of ANZAC, Big Sky Publishing Pty Ltd, Newport, 2011.
Carlyon, Les Gallipoli, Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 2002.
Clark, Chris The encyclopaedia of Australia’s battles,
Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, 2010.
Fewster, Kevin Bean’s Gallipoli: The diaries of
Australia’s Official War Correspondent, 3rd edn, Allen and Unwin, Crows
Nest, 2009.
Gentry, Kynan McGibbon, Ian McLean, Gavin The Penguin book of New Zealanders at War,
Penguin Group, Rosedale, 2009.
Palenski, Ron Kiwi
Battlefields, Hachette, Auckland, 2011.
Pattison, Barnie (director), Australia at War
1914 – 1918 (video recording), Film Australia, Lindfield, 1967.
Tyquin, Michael B. Gallipoli: The medical War,
New South Wales University Press, Kensington, 1993.
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