| NZ
uniforms of the 1800s & early 1900s |
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| McKenna
VC of the 65th York & Lancaster Regt. VC
awarded for action at Cameron Town, New Zealand, 7 September 1863 |
A
soldier of the Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, wearing the New Zealand War Medal,
probably in the 1870s |
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| Maj
Daniel Henderson Lusk, Forest Rangers 1863. |
A
Maori soldier 1880 |
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Lt Colonel McDonnell
1865 |
Lt Colonel Pearce 1885 |
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| NZ
soldiers 1890 |
Major
General Babington 1902 |
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New Zealand sent
many contingents to the Boer War.
They were dressed in much
the same way as of Dominion troops, Aussies and Canadians. |
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Enlisted men of the
New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Boer War |
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| James Vintiner of the 10th
New Zealand Mounted Rifles. He could easily be mistaken for a Trooper of
any of the Australian Bushmen's Contingents or for a QMI Trooper. |
This NZ Trooper with his
turned up hat brim appears not to be of much interest to the crowd
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| In NZ as in Australia many
units were financially supported by their community |
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| Regt.
No.61, Staff Sergeant P. F.
Carthy, NZ
Artillery. Awarded the Imperial Meritorious Service Medal, and the Long
Service & Good Conduct Medal. Almost
33 years service. Photo c. 1903. Dark
blue uniform shown. The NZA became the Royal NZA about 1903, when the
uniform colour changed to khaki. Contributor;
David Carthy |
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NZ troops on their way
to the Boer War |
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NZ Infantry soldiers in
camp 1910 |
5th Wellington Rifles
1912 |
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NZ Boer War soldier |
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