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Specialist Units of the NZEF

Page 1 – Introduction

New Zealand signallers running out wire on the Western Front, 1917
New Zealand signallers running out wire on the Western Front, 1917

Specialist units performed a variety of tasks in support of the main combat arms of infantry, artillery, and mounted rifles.

Some, such as the machine gunners and the Imperial Camel Corps, worked alongside these arms during military operations. Others, such as the engineers and the signallers, supported the combat units by maintaining transport links and communications. 


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Specialist Units of the NZEF, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/specialist-units, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated