There are two sources of information about ex-servicemen:
Auckland War Memorial Museum Centotaph Database
This has basic Service information about most soldiers who have served overseas in many conflicts.
A typical record looks like this (my great grandfather's record):
OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT |
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NEXT OF KIN |
Mrs K.E. Nelson (wife), Wallingford, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
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BODY ON EMBARKATION |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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EMBARKATION UNIT |
3rd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
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SOURCES USED |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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Archives New Zealand Archway
This is an ongoing project to digitise historic government records, including military records. I have found and downloaded scans of the paper records for my great grandfather, but not all records for WW1 servicemen have been done yet.
You can also visit their reading room in Wellington, and the staff are very helpful. There is no cost apart from copying charges.
I would like acknowledge the great work done by both institutions, and the assistance they have given me in this project.