Derrick I've not been down this road myself but I believe that NZ personnel files for WW1 are now held at the NZ National Archives in Wellington. See this link for more details (including access). <http://www.archives.govt.nz/doingresearch/nzdfpersonnelfiles.php> As for the battalion war diary it is held in the UK National Archives at Kew: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=-2244820&CATLN=7&Highlight=%2CAUCKLAND%2CREGIMENT&accessmethod=0> Hope this helps Mike Shingleton -----Original Message----- From: Derrick Parsons <derrick.parsons@btinternet.com> Sent Subject: [GREATWAR] 1st Battalion: Auckland Regiment: NZEF > Dear list, > I have a Private William Arthur Cornish 67960 who was killed in the NZEF on > 4th November 1918. Would anyone have any idea on how I can get his service > record and the battalion war diary for that period? > Many thanks, > Derrick Parsons > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mike, Many thanks for the information. I'll see what happens when I try to order things. Thanks once again, Derrick -----Original Message----- From: Mike Shingleton [mailto:shinglma_64@btopenworld.com] Sent: 19 July 2007 12:53 To: Derrick Parsons Cc: GREATWAR@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] 1st Battalion: Auckland Regiment: NZEF Derrick I've not been down this road myself but I believe that NZ personnel files for WW1 are now held at the NZ National Archives in Wellington. See this link for more details (including access). <http://www.archives.govt.nz/doingresearch/nzdfpersonnelfiles.php> As for the battalion war diary it is held in the UK National Archives at Kew: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CA TID=-2244820&CATLN=7&Highlight=%2CAUCKLAND%2CREGIMENT&accessmethod=0> Hope this helps Mike Shingleton -----Original Message----- From: Derrick Parsons <derrick.parsons@btinternet.com> Sent Subject: [GREATWAR] 1st Battalion: Auckland Regiment: NZEF > Dear list, > I have a Private William Arthur Cornish 67960 who was killed in the NZEF on > 4th November 1918. Would anyone have any idea on how I can get his service > record and the battalion war diary for that period? > Many thanks, > Derrick Parsons > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message