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For King and Other Countries
For King and Other Countries

For King and Other Countries

The New Zealanders who fought in other services in the First World War

CHP

HISTORY

376 Pages, 7.5 x 10

Formats: Cloth

Cloth, $41.00 (US $41.00) (CA $55.00)

Publication Date: September 2019

ISBN 9780995102996

Rights: US & CA

Massey University Press (Sep 2019)

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Overview

New Zealand’s military contribution to the First World War was a massive effort for a small country. The figure most often quoted is that from October 1914 through to October 1918, just over 100,000 New Zealanders embarked for military service overseas. But that number does not include the thousands who served under other imperial flags: with the Australian Imperial Force, British army units, the Indian army, the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the American Expeditionary Force, the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force, the French Foreign Legion, and even the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps. Nor does it include the women who served with other nations’ medical organisations or by entertaining troops. This meticulously researched book details a range of New Zealanders who fought for the British Empire under other flags. They have not previously been included in First World War statistics, and there may be as many as 12,000 of them, 1400 of whom died. From heroes and ratbags to singers and medical pioneers, in For King and Other Countries Glyn Harper tells their stories.

Author Biography

Christine Clement has been a family and local historian for over half her life and has a major interest in the First World War. She is the author of numerous databases, articles, books and a website, and is the New Zealand consultant for ancestry.com.au. Glyn Harper is Professor of War Studies at Massey University, where he has worked since 2001. A former teacher, Glyn joined the Australian Army in 1988 and after eight years transferred to the New Zealand Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Glyn is Massey’s project manager for the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War. He is the author of more than 30 books on military history, including several bestsellers, and books for children. His other book published as part of the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War is Johnny Enzed: The New Zealand soldier in the First World War 1914–1918 (Auckland: Exisle, 2015). Rebecca Johns is a researcher and administrator for the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War. Rebecca graduated from Massey University with an MA, and has a strong interest in military history.

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