The War Dead of New Zealand
The total number of New Zealand war dead of the two world wars
commemorated by the Commission is 29,983. The countries in which
the largest number of New Zealand war dead are commemorated are
France (7,778), Belgium (4,711) and Turkey (2,358) mainly from the
First World War and Egypt (2,924), Italy (2,157) and Greece (1,148)
from the Second World War.
New Zealand casualties of the two World Wars buried in New
Zealand number 2,908 in a total of 433 sites throughout the
country. In addition, a total of 570 casualties of both World Wars
with no known grave are commemorated on the Auckland Memorial in
Devonport and on provincial memorials in Auckland, Christchurch,
Dunedin and Wellington. The war graves and memorials in New Zealand
are cared for by and at the expense of the New Zealand Government
through its Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Apart from
Remembrance Day on 11 November, New Zealand also remembers its
war dead on ANZAC Day, 25 April. The site of National
Remembrance is the New Zealand National War Memorial in
Wellington.
Useful Links
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Internet sites.
New Zealand Defence Force
Ministry for Culture
& Heritage
Royal
New Zealand Returned and Services' Association
Auckland War Memorial
Museum
New Zealand's Membership of the CWGC