Illustrations

Heading for the shore of 
Vella Lavella

Heading for the shore of Vella Lavella. Kolombangara Island in the background.

A brigade group on 
Rangatira leaving for Fiji on 28 October 1940

A brigade group on Rangatira leaving for Fiji on 28 October 1940

30 New Zealand Battalion of 
8 Brigade Group arrives in Fiji

30 New Zealand Battalion of 8 Brigade Group arrives in Fiji. The first troops to occupy Namaka Camp (Western area)

Face of petrol tank sunk in 
soapstone of Sealark Hill, Suva

Face of petrol tank sunk in soapstone of Sealark Hill, Suva

8 NZ Infantry Brigade 
defences on Fiji

8 NZ Infantry Brigade defences on Fiji. Wiring at low tide on Suva waterfront

Vice Admiral R

Vice Admiral R. M Ghormley arriving at Namaka Aerodrome in May 1942. The group includes (from left to right) Squadron Leader G. R. White, Group Captain G. N. Roberts, Brigadier L. Potter, Admiral Ghormley, Vice-Admiral J. S. McCain, Major-General O. H. Mead, and Colonel E. T. Selzer.

Third Division Manoeuvres 
in New Zealand

Third Division Manoeuvres in New Zealand. Mud in the Kaimai Range

Sappers in the Kaimai 
Ranges building corduroy roads in bush

Sappers in the Kaimai Ranges building corduroy roads in bush

The Kiwi Club, Bourail 
Beach, opened by the National Patriotic Fund Board as a rest centre for men of the 3rd division after they had returned 
from the Solomons

The Kiwi Club, Bourail Beach, opened by the National Patriotic Fund Board as a rest centre for men of the 3rd division after they had returned from the Solomons.

Training in New Caledonia

Training in New Caledonia. Mortar Platoon of 29 NZ Batallion carrying full equipment up Mount Tonta

Review of 8 NZ Infantry 
Brigade

Review of 8 NZ Infantry Brigade. Dubois Memorial Field, Boulopari, New Caledonia.

Base Ordnance Depot, 
Bourail, typical of New Zealand Camps in New Caledonia

Base Ordnance Depot, Bourail, typical of New Zealand Camps in New Caledonia

30 NZ Battalion Headquarter 
among niaouli trees, Koumac, in northern New Caledonia

30 NZ Battalion Headquarter among niaouli trees, Koumac, in northern New Caledonia

The Cookhouse Ovens, 37 NZ 
Battalion, Taom, New Caledonia

The Cookhouse Ovens, 37 NZ Battalion, Taom, New Caledonia

The camp site of 22 NZ 
Field Ambulance at Tinipp

The camp site of 22 NZ Field Ambulance at Tinipp. The hospital is in the centre.

Nurses` Hospital, 4 NZ 
General Hospital, Boguen

Nurses' Hospital, 4 NZ General Hospital, Boguen.

The Club (Erected by 
National Patriotic Fund Board) at Base Training Depot in Tene Valley, near Bourail, New Caledonia

The Club (Erected by National Patriotic Fund Board) at Base Training Depot in Tene Valley, near Bourail, New Caledonia

Embarkation practice on HMS 
Niaouli

Embarkation practice on HMS Niaouli

The Move to Guadalcanal

The Move to Guadalcanal. Equipment at the Nickel Docks, Nouméa Area.

Boarding a Landing Craft 
(Mechanised), Nouméa

Boarding a Landing Craft (Mechanised), Nouméa.

3rd Division Training 
Exercises

3rd Division Training Exercises. 36 Battalion at Mele Beach, Efate, New Hebrides

Gunners pulling a Bofors 
gun ashore at Mele Beach, Efate

Gunners pulling a Bofors gun ashore at Mele Beach, Efate

Troops board the USS 
Transport President Hayes, Nouméa

Troops board the USS Transport President Hayes, Nouméa

14 Brigade Group Landing, 
Point Cruz, Guadalcanal

14 Brigade Group Landing, Point Cruz, Guadalcanal

Above Deck Men of 36 NZ 
Battalion on USS President Jackson

Above Deck Men of 36 NZ Battalion on USS President Jackson

Below Deck on the way from 
New Hebrides to Guadalcanal

Below Deck on the way from New Hebrides to Guadalcanal

Malaria Control Unit 
spraying 37 NZ Field Park Company`s Camp, Guadalcanal

Malaria Control Unit spraying 37 NZ Field Park Company's Camp, Guadalcanal

Henderson Field, 
Guadalcanal

Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

US Marines following a 
trail on Guadalcanal

US Marines following a trail on Guadalcanal. Ridges covered with Native Grasses and Valleys filled with Jungle

Ready for Embarkation at 
Kukum Beach, Guadalcanal before sailing for Vella Lavella

Ready for Embarkation at Kukum Beach, Guadalcanal before sailing for Vella Lavella. In the background is a Landing Ship (Tank)

Loading rations at 
Guadalcanal for Vella Lavella

Loading rations at Guadalcanal for Vella Lavella

14 Brigade units landing at 
Vella Lavella from American barges manned by American Crews

14 Brigade units landing at Vella Lavella from American barges manned by American Crews

On Vella Lavella A 
signaller Operating in an abandoned Japanese Camp, Timbala Bay area

On Vella Lavella A signaller Operating in an abandoned Japanese Camp, Timbala Bay area

A patrol from 35 NZ 
Infantry Battalion crossing a creek on logs at Pakoi Bay

A patrol from 35 NZ Infantry Battalion crossing a creek on logs at Pakoi Bay

Interrogation of a Japanese 
Prisoner of War, Gill`s Plantation, Vella La Vella

Interrogation of a Japanese Prisoner of War, Gill's Plantation, Vella La Vella

35 NZ Anti-tank Battery at 
Maravari, Vella Lavella

35 NZ Anti-tank Battery at Maravari, Vella Lavella

Umomo Island shelled by 12 
NZ Field Battery

Umomo Island shelled by 12 NZ Field Battery

The carrier platoon of 35 
NZ Battalion crosses Timbala Bay in a native Canoe

The carrier platoon of 35 NZ Battalion crosses Timbala Bay in a native Canoe

Muddy Conditions, Tangalan 
plantation area, Nissan Island

Muddy Conditions, Tangalan plantation area, Nissan Island

Solid Mahogany Planks cover 
a bridge decked with coconut logs over Joroveto River, Vella Lavella

Solid Mahogany Planks cover a bridge decked with coconut logs over Joroveto River, Vella Lavella. This was the work of 20 field Company New Zealand Engineers.

Landing craft(Infantry) of 
the invasion convoy at Guadalcanal loading for the attack on Treasury Islands

Landing craft(Infantry) of the invasion convoy at Guadalcanal loading for the attack on Treasury Islands

Landing craft(tank) beached 
at Mono Island, Set on fire by a Japanese mortar, Falamai village and ammunition dumps burn in the background

Landing craft(tank) beached at Mono Island, Set on fire by a Japanese mortar, Falamai village and ammunition dumps burn in the background

A 25 pounder damaged by 
enemy mortar fire, Falamai

A 25 pounder damaged by enemy mortar fire, Falamai

A Landing ship (Tank) 
beached at Mono Island

A Landing ship (Tank) beached at Mono Island. Marsden matting helps unloading operations.

Foxholes in a bivouac area 
at Malsi village, Mono Island

Foxholes in a bivouac area at Malsi village, Mono Island

Unloading operations at 
Falamai, Mono Island

Unloading operations at Falamai, Mono Island

Embarking on a Landing 
Craft (Infantry) at Juno beach, Vella Lavella, for Nissan Island

Embarking on a Landing Craft (Infantry) at Juno beach, Vella Lavella, for Nissan Island

Landing craft filled with 
assault troops entering the lagoon at Nissan Island

Landing craft filled with assault troops entering the lagoon at Nissan Island. Barrage balloons on heavy landing craft prevent attack by Japanese aircraft

Raid by 30 NZ Infantry 
Battalion on Nissan Island

Raid by 30 NZ Infantry Battalion on Nissan Island.

A mortar crew bombing 
Japanese barges concealed on the shore

A mortar crew bombing Japanese barges concealed on the shore.

Wounded of 30 NZ Battalion 
waiting to be taken off Nissan Island

Wounded of 30 NZ Battalion waiting to be taken off Nissan Island

26 Field Company NZ 
Engineers forming a road though the jungle of Nissan Island

26 Field Company NZ Engineers forming a road though the jungle of Nissan Island

The Tangalan plantation 
from 10,000 feet before the airstrips were constructed

The Tangalan plantation from 10,000 feet before the airstrips were constructed

14 and 18 RNZAF Fighter 
Squadrons land on the Fighter strip at Nissan a few weeks later

14 and 18 RNZAF Fighter Squadrons land on the Fighter strip at Nissan a few weeks later

First Commando Fiji 
guerrillas in the Solomons

First Commando Fiji guerrillas in the Solomons

Officers` mess, Fiji 
commandos, Teneru, Guadalcanal (from left to right) Lt F

Officers' mess, Fiji commandos, Teneru, Guadalcanal (from left to right) Lt F. G. K. Gilchrist, Capt D. E. Williams, 2 Lt P. E. Holmes, Major C. W. H. Tripp, 2 Lt L. R. Taylor

Ready to leave Stirling 
Island, Treasury Group, for return to New Caledonia

Ready to leave Stirling Island, Treasury Group, for return to New Caledonia

34 NZ Infantry Battalion 
Mess, Outpost 13, Tonga

34 NZ Infantry Battalion Mess, Outpost 13, Tonga

Major General W

Major General W. H. Cunningham, First Commander in Fiji

Brigadier R

Brigadier R. A. Row, commander of 8 brigade, and Sir Cyril Newall, Governor-General of New Zealand, on an inspection tour in the Treasury Group

Lieutenant-Colonel F

Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Cornwall, Brigadier L. Potter, Commander of 14 Brigade, and Lieutenant-Colonel J. F. Moffat on Nissan Island

On a transport at 
Nouméa Harbour, New Caledonia

On a transport at Nouméa Harbour, New Caledonia. (from left to right) Major-General Rush B. Lincoln, Brigadier L. G. Goss, Brigadier C. S. J. Duff, Major-General H. E. Barrowclough, Colonel J. M. Twhigg, captain of the transport (name unknown), Colonel J. I. Brooke, Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence

2 NZEF in Japan

2 NZEF in Japan. 22 NZ Battalion controlling the Japanese repatriation centre at Senzaki

New Zealanders watch 
Japanese farm labourers plant the new season`s rice

New Zealanders watch Japanese farm labourers plant the new season's rice