Useful Links

Useful Links

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: