The Links below will allow you to access additional useful information about your veteran ancestor’s medal entitlement and military service.
Also included are Links to sites that have topics of related interest.
Link to the MRNZ website
You are welcome to link to our website but we prefer that you use the following formats:
- Title: www.medalsreunitednz.co.nz or Medals Reunited NZ
- Description: The rightful place of any war medal that is found is with the Veteran’s descendant kin – we help to make that happen.
- URL: https://www.medalsreunitednz.co.nz
NZDF Personnel Archives and Medals (PAMS)
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/how-to-find-contact-us.htm
Phone : ++64-4-527-5280
Email : [email protected]
Written inquiries may be sent to ….
NZDF Personnel Archives & Medals
Trentham Military Camp
Private Bag 905
Upper Hutt 5140
New Zealand
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Related sites
NZ Defence Force Medals website – http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/
NZDF Personnel Records – Boer War to the present day – http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/resources/ww1-army-service-records.htm
NZDF Medal Tracking Database – a list of medals and other items sought by family members and collectors http://www.nzef-ww1.com/online/tracker.php
New Zealand National Honours and Awards – Department of the Prime Minister at http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview
NZDF Medal Supplier – http://elm.com.sg/ – for an NZDF approved Singapore company that can supply replacement, duplicate or replica medals. Alternatively Goggle: ‘replica New Zealand medals’
Sites of subject related interest …
NEW ZEALAND
- NZ Defence Force website – http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/
- Researchers Guide to WW1 – http://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/guides/first-world-war
- Archives New Zealand – WW1 – what the collection contains at http://archives.govt.nz/world-war-one
- Archway (a sub section of Archives NZ) – access NZ personal records – civil and military at http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/
- Researching WW1 Soldiers – http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/researching-first-world-war-soldiers
- Digitized Files of all NZ WW1 Soldiers – http://aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph.aspx
- Auckland War Memorial Museum – http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/ – also the Armoury Information Center; databases, weapons and medals at http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-and-library/library-info-centres/information-centres/armoury-information-centre
- Personal Diaries & Other Written Accounts of WW1 – http://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/off-at-last-the goodbye-would-have-been-to-awful
- New Zealand History Online – excellent resource for overview of NZ’s participation in all wars, photographic collections, oral history at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war-and-society
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission – excellent resource for finding all war dead, grave locations, also downloadable commemorative Certificate at http://www.cwgc.org/
- War Grave & Memorials in New Zealand – http://www.wargraves.co.nz/
- War Memorials Register in New Zealand – http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-memorials-register
- National Library of New Zealand – Home Page at https://natlib.govt.nz/
- National Army Museum – Waiouru at http://www.armymuseum.co.nz/research/family-history/
- National Army Museum – Operation VALOUR – finding the Museum’s Stolen Gallantry Medals listed at http://www.armymuseum.co.nz/medals/medal-enquiry/
- Alexander Turnbull Library Collection – https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a-z/alexander-turnbull-library-collections
- Digital NZ – WW1 & 2 digitized photos, newspapers, articles, other printed matter at http://www.digitalnz.org/
- Papers Past – historic articles related to persons and events– https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers
- National War Memorial – Hall of Memories, Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Carillion etc at http://www.mch.govt.nz/nz-identity-heritage/national-war-memorial
- Great War Forum – a great site to pose questions regarding any aspect of WW1; also a source for photographs at http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php
- NZ Military History Society – http://www.nzmhs.org.nz/
- Digger History – NZ & Australian Historical and general military information of interest at http://www.diggerhistory.info/
- Air Force Museum – Wigram, Sockburn at http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/main/Collections/
- Royal New Zealand Navy (Torpedo Bay) Museum – Devonport, Auckland at http://navymuseum.co.nz/
- Internal Affairs – Historical BDM (Birth, Deaths, Marriages) searches; printouts and certificates available for small fee at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/
- Veterans Affairs NZ – commemorations, cemeteries, gravestones & memorials at http://www.veteransaffairs.mil.nz/
- RNZRSA – http://www.rsa.org.nz/ – the national body site with useful WW1 commemoration information; refer also to separate NZRSA Branch pages for useful localised links
- Ex-Vietnam Services Association – http://www.evsa.org.nz/documents.php
- New Zealand’s WW1 Centenary Commemoration – general historical information & stories at http://ww100.govt.nz/
- Vietnam War – http://vietnamwar.govt.nz/ – NZ government site that provides a complete overview on all aspects of the war including participating units, nominal rolls, honours & awards at http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/resources/veterans-roll
- New Zealand Engineers Tunneling Company, WW1 – http://www.nzetc.co.nz/
- Cold War Conflict – summaries of New Zealand’s role in conflicts after the Second World War, including Vietnam at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealand-and-the-cold-war
- From Memory – war oral history program run by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage provides hints on interviewing war veterans in general.
- New Zealand War Graves Project – http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
AUSTRALIA
- Australian War Memorial – http://www.awm.gov.au/
- Australian National Archives – http://www.naa.gov.au/
- Lost Medals Australia – the MRNZ counterpart; the focus is on returning on Australian veterans’ medals at http://www.lostmedalsaustralia.com/
- Australian Light Horse Forum – http://www.lighthorse.org.au/forum/
- Light Horse Research – http://alh-research.tripod.com/Light_Horse/
- Family & Friends of the First Australian Imperial Force – http://fffaif.org.au/
UNITED KINGDOM
- Lost Medals – MRNZ UK focuses on returning UK veterans’ medals at http://www.lostmedals.co.uk/
- British Medals Forum – excellent forum to discuss any medal associated (worldwide) at http://www.britishmedalforum.com/
- Aircrew Remembered – a site dedicated to honouring and remembering aviators from all nations and all eras, particularly WW1 and WW2 at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/links.html
- British Service Records – UK servicemen and women personnel records – send an inquiry at http://www.veterans-ukinfo/pdfs/service_records/army_pack.pdf
- To use the S.A.R. Form (Subject Access Request) go to – http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/service_records/sar.pdf
- Written correspondence can be sent to:
Army Personnel Centre
Disclosure 2, Mail Point 515
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 SEX
