World War 1 Flight Tiger Moth NZ HD
World War 1 Flight Tiger Moth NZ HD
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Sunday, 03 August
2014
13:06:31
World
War 100 years
1914
28 June –
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
and his wife in Sarajevo
triggers the build-up to the First World War. By 4 August, Europe's
major powers are at war.
4 August – Britain declares war on Germany
New Zealand receives the news of the outbreak of war at 1 p.m. on 5
August (NZ time). It is announced by the Governor, the Earl of Liverpool, on the steps of Parliament to a crowd of
15,000.
NZ troops arrive to
annex Samoa in 1914
29 August – NZ
forces capture German Samoa
A 1374-strong
'Advance Party NZEF' captures German Samoa, the second German territory, after
Togoland in Africa, to fall to Allied forces
during the war.
16 September – Maori
Contingent formed
Government announces
the formation of a 'Maori Contingent' of 200 men for service with the NZEF.
This is expanded to 500 at the suggestion of the British War Office.
16 October – NZEF
Main Body departs
The NZEF Main Body,
consisting of 8454 soldiers and more than 3000 horses, departs Wellington in 10
troopships. They arrive in Egypt
on 3 December and establish a camp at Zeitoun, near Cairo.
Gallipoli Star
29 October – The Ottoman Empire enters the war
The Ottoman Empire enters the war as an ally of the German
and Austro-Hungarian empires. The British Empire (including New Zealand) and France
declare war on the Ottoman Empire on 5
November.
8 December – ANZAC
name introduced
The NZEF combines
with Australian Imperial Force units to form the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. 'Anzac' is adopted as the label for Australian or New Zealand
soldiers following the Gallipoli landings.
ANZAC Day Menin Gate 2014
ANZAC Day Menin Gate 2014
Rino D
The
name ANZAC the
shortening of the words
The
Australian & New Zealand Army Corps
came
to stand for bravery loyalty & co operation
between
the Australian & NZ forces
Redgum - I Was Only 19 (1983)
Redgum - I Was Only 19 (1983)
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All the parades and
remembrance services of the Great War 1914-1918
will begin over the
next few months as we remember World War 1 100 years.
At 11am on November
the 11th the exact time when the war ended in 1918 Armistice Day
everyone stopped wherever they were and two minutes silence was observed being
a tribute to those killed in the war this became Remembrance Day.
Every town in New Zealand has
a memorial recording the names of service men and women who died why they died
and why we must remember them.
New Zealand in Wars
Some statistics
Boer War 1899-1902
Men who served overseas 6500
Killed in action 70
Killed accidently 25
Died of disease 133
Wounded 166
World War 1
1914-1918
Men who served overseas 100,444
Deaths 16,697
Wounded 41,317
World War 2 1939-1945
Population at the outbreak of war 1,632,000
Men of military age (18-45) 335,000
Men & women who served overseas 135,000
Casualties:
Deaths 11,717
Missing 46
Wounded 15,749
Prisoners 8,469
Deaths (merchant
sailors) 226
Kiwis in Korea (1951)
Kiwis in Korea (1951)
archivesnz
Korea 1950 -1954
Deaths 39
Wounded 81
Prisoner 1
Malaya 1955-1960
Deaths 15
Wounded 23
Vietnam 1965-1971
Deaths 35
Wounded 187
Thank
you for joining us today!
