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Australian and New Zealand ANZAC Division  Divisional History  The New Zealand and Australian Division in 1914-1916 The history of the New Zealand and Australian Division A New Zealand Expeditionary Force of just under 8500 men, volunteers for overseas service drawn from the recently raised Territorial Force, sailed from home on 14 October 1914. En route they linked up with an Australian brigade and, original intentions of going to England having been changed, together arrived at Egypt on 3 December 1914.: 1915 2 February 1915 : engaged in defending against Tuirkish attack on the Suez Canal 1 April 1915 : Division receives orders to prepare to make amphibious assault at Gallipoli 25 April 1915 : Division lands at what was to become forever known as ANZAC Beach Gallipoli 8 August 1915 : a key date for New Zealand history as the force assaults Chunuk Bair. The Division withdrew from Gallipoli in late 1915. 1916 Reconstituted as the New Zealand Division in February and March 1916 The Divisional Order of Battle of the New Zealand and Australian Division New Zealand Brigade Wellington Bn Canterbury Bn Auckland Bn Otago Bn Maori Bn under command from February 1915 4th Australian Brigade 13th Bn, the Australian Infantry 14th Bn, the Australian Infantry 15th Bn, the Australian Infantry 16th Bn, the Australian Infantry Divisional Mounted Troops Otago Mounted Rifles attached to New Zealand Brigade New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade attached to New Zealand Brigade Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington Mounted Rifles attached to New Zealand Brigade 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade consisted of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Australian Light Horse, attached to 4th Australian Brigade 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade consisted of 8th, 9th and 10th Australian Light Horse, attached to 4th Australian Brigade Divisional Artillery 1 New Zealand Brigade, RFA 2 New Zealand Brigade, RFA formed at Gallipoli in July 1915 Royal Engineers 1st New Zealand Field Company 2nd New Zealand Field Company 4th Australian Field Company New Zealand and Australian Divisional Signals Company Royal Army Medical Corps New Zealand and Australian Field Ambulance formed January 1915 4th Australian Field Ambulance New Zealand and Australian Mounted Field Ambulance formed May 1915 Other Divisional Troops 4th Australian Light Horse attached to 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade in April 1915 12th Australian Light Horse arrived Egypt July 1915, attached to 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade August-December 1915 New Zealand and Australian Divisional Train ASC formed January 1915 New Zealand and Australian Mobile Veterinary Section AVC formed January 1915 25th Apr 1915 Landings 12th July 1915 Departure from Devonport  42nd Siege Battery RGA 42 Siege Battery embarked on board the SS Karoa sailing from Devonport to Alexandria, Egypt, departing on the 12th July 1915. It was to form part of 24th Heavy Artillery Brigade as GHQ Troops for Australia/New Zealand Division in Egypt. extracts from memoirs 5th October 1915 move to Sulva 13th Oct 1915 On the Move 3rd Dec 1915 On the Move 8th December 1915 Return to Egypt  42nd Siege Battery RGA The Battery returned to Alexandria on board the SS Varsova. extracts from memoirs 9th April 1916 On the Move 4th August 1916 Rapid Fire Heard Aug 1916 Cholera Outbreak 15th Oct 1916 Conference 23rd December 1916 Work on Outpost Line continued. 3rd January 1917 B.M. 3/3 issued 1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.13. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about Australian and New Zealand ANZAC Division? There are:13 items tagged Australian and New Zealand ANZAC Division available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with Australian and New Zealand ANZAC Division during the Great War 1914-1918. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 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