Hi Alan: The New Zealand Gazette regularly listed men who were called up under the Military Service Act, 1916. They were arranged by Recruiting District eg No 13, Dunedin; No 14 Southland; No 15, North Otago; or No 16, Clutha. By 1918 numbers were low (the "crisis" in recruiting), and in a list selected "by lot" from Class B of the Second Division dated 24 July most districts had only one or two names, and nine for Auckland District (No 1). The lists have full name, occupation and address, so it could be worth searching for Central Otago names (which Recruiting District?) in the Gazette if you are listing men from the area or trying to identify names on a memorial. The NZ Gazettes in PDF form at Archives or libraries are readily searchable. I suppose some of those listed would fail the medical or appealed so did not necessarily go into the NZDF. I understand grounds for appeal included hardship to family or employer, conscientious objection etc. Re soldiers who did not go overseas, one of the "confidential" files included returns of those who served in New Zealand and were thought deserving of some honour Don't know that they ever got one though! One served in Base records. Quite a few were training new recruits at camps like Trentham or Featherston. Those who arrived in German Samoa after 30 April 1914 got the British War Medal but not the Victory Medal as it was garrison duty not a war zone. Likewise service in Britain only; they qualified for the British War Medal as they had gone "over the seas". I think some of the Samoa Relief Forces were not passed as medically suitable for "active service" in a war zone. Yours, John Wilson > Hello John, > Thank you for checking the files out and for your information. I have > found > a few names in the old papers of men who were in the 46th but not from the > Central Otago area where we are searching. > Another one of those mysteries that may never be solved. > Allan > Wondered if any list member can point in the right direction to find a > list of the men who were in the 46th Reinforcements for WW1. > They went into camp but never left for overseas as the war finished. > They are not listed on the Auckland War Museum site as they did not serve > overseas. > Allan >