Useful Links
Travelling to Northern France and Belgium
Remembrance in Hauts-de-France
https://www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/things-to-do/a-new-perspective-on-remembrance
Hauts-de-France is, arguably, the French region that has been the most affected by conflicts.
The Last Post Association
A daily tribute to the fallen: Information about the Last Post Ceremony, held every night at the Menin Gate Memorial.
La Carrière Wellington
https://en.carrierewellington.com
Enter one of the most secret places of military history, and discover a real underground town, where more than 20.000 soldiers of the Commonwealth prepared the largest surprise attack of World War I.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site holds information on every cemetery and every soldier within it.
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
https://www.passchendaele.be/en
Information on the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 in Zonnebeke.
The Lantern Slide Collection
http://seagerlanternslides.nz/exhibits/show/buildingmemorials/building-memorials-intro
Find out more about New Zealand’s memorials at Chunuk Bair, Longueval, Messines, Gravenstafel and Le Quesnoy.
The Online Cenotaph
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph
This database holds the information for every New Zealand person who served in conflict.
Le Quesnoy Township
The site for the township of Le Quesnoy.
Historial de la Grande Guerre
‘History of the Great War’ comprises two museums – the museum at Péronne on the River Somme, and the Thiepval Memorial commemorating the Missing of the Somme. The Historial website also provides links for other sites to visit: https://www.historial.fr/en/services-and-resources/links-and-resources-useful
Le Musée de la Grande Guerre du Pays de Meaux
https://www.museedelagrandeguerre.com/la-collection-du-musee
The Museum of the Great War in Meaux, France (just outside Paris) has some collection material available for viewing online.
In Flanders Field Museum
https://www.inflandersfields.be/en
Innovative museum at Ypres dedicated to the Belgian battlefields and those who lost their lives there, all nationalities, miltary and civilian. The site includes information on collections.
New Zealand History
Fast Facts – New Zealand: The First World War from Auckland War Memorial Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9hPEwXMGFk
A 1 minute 45 second animation explaining the fast facts of WWI.
Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) – the online knowledge basket
https://firstworldwar.tki.org.nz
The Ministry of Education, the National Library’s Services to Schools and the WW100 Programme Office have worked together to develop these resources to help students gain insights into the First World War.
Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
https://teara.govt.nz/en/first-world-war
‘Te ara’ in Māori means ‘the pathway’ and this encyclopedia offers many pathways to understanding New Zealand. This section is about New Zealand’s World War I history.
New Zealand History
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/first-world-war
This site is produced by the Research and Publishing Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga.
New Zealand Archives
https://www.archives.govt.nz/search-the-archive/research-guides/war/world-war-one-1914-1918
Archives New Zealand – research guides for World War I.
The WWI Centenary
https://ww100.govt.nz/discover-WW1
New Zealand’s WWI centenary site.
National Library of New Zealand
https://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/guides/first-world-war
A guide to using the National Library resources on WWI.
National Library of New Zealand
National Library’s WW100 resources.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision – New Zealand’s sound and moving image history.
New Zealand’s audiovisual archive. Their purpose is to hold our nation’s audiovisual heritage in safe keeping and make it widely accessible.
The Lantern Slide Collection
http://seagerlanternslides.nz/exhibits/show/buildingmemorials/building-memorials-intro
Find out more about New Zealand’s memorials at Chunuk Bair, Longueval, Messines, Gravenstafel and Le Quesnoy.
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and the Australian National Film and Sound Archive
Australian and New Zealand audio-visual material from WWI from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision and the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. There is also a short audio clip from Leslie Averill in 1958 talking about the liberation of Le Quesnoy: http://anzacsightsound.org/audios/the-kiwis-last-action-liberating-le-quesnoy
The Passchendaele Society
https://passchendaelesociety.org
The New Zealand Passchendaele Society has a wealth of information about New Zealand’s darkest day.
Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Online Cenotaph
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph
A national initiative, Online Cenotaph is a biographical database that allows researchers, enthusiasts, and veterans and their families to explore, contribute to, and share the records and stories of those who served for Aotearoa New Zealand.
New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz
Photographs, research and background information about New Zealanders who died in WWI.
The Capture of Le Quesnoy
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/content/capture-le-quesnoy
A detailed account of the event and the soldiers involved by Terry Snow.
New Zealand Electronic Text Collection
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-corpus-WH1.html
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre’s WW1 digitised books.
New Zealand Military History Museums
National Army Museum
Unique collections, military exhibits, Army memorabilia and public research material.
The Air Force Museum of Zealand
https://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz
The national museum for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and New Zealand military aviation.
Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
The National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Pukeahu National War Memorial
https://mch.govt.nz/pukeahu-national-war-memorial-park
A national place for New Zealanders to remember and reflect on this country’s experience of war, military conflict and peacekeeping.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com
Auckland War Memorial Museum holds one of New Zealand’s top three heritage libraries.
Te Papa – Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War
https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/visit/exhibitions/gallipoli-scale-our-war
This ground-breaking exhibition at Te Papa with Wētā Workshop tells the story of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I through the eyes and words of eight ordinary New Zealanders.