Roll Listings
The Rolls
In all there were 16 embarkations .
1st Nominal Roll 1: Embarkations To March 1940
2nd Nominal Roll 2: Embarkations To June 1940
3rd Roll: Embarkations June 1940 – March 1941
4th Roll: Embarkations April 1941 – June 1941
5th Roll: Embarkations July 1941 – September 1941
6th Roll: Embarkations October 1941 – December 1941
7th Roll: Embarkations January 1942 – March 1942
8th Roll: Embarkations April 1942 – June 1942
9th Roll: Embarkations July 1942 – December 1942
Embarkations: January 1943 – March 1943
Embarkations: April 1943 – June 1943
Embarkations: July 1943 – December 1943
Embarkations: January 1944 – March 1944
Embarkations: April 1944 – December 1944
Embarkations: January 1945 – December 1945
Embarkations: January 1946 – June 1948
2nd N.Z.E.F.
- Authorized Abbreviated Titles of
Formations, Units and Corps for
use in New Zealand
- 2nd N.Z. Division, 2 Div.
- 2nd N.Z. Divisional Cavalry Regiment, 2 Div. Cav.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Artillery, 2 Div. Arty. - 4th Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, 4 Fd. Regt.
- 25th Battery, 25 Fd. Bty.
26th Battery, 26 Fd. Bty. - 5th Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, 5 Fd. Regt.
- 27th Battery, 27 Fd. Bty.
28th Battery, 28 Fd. Bty. - 6th Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, 6 Fd. Regt.
- 29th Battery, 29 Fd. Bty.
30th Battery, 30 Fd. Bty. - 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, 7 A.Tk. Regt.
- 31st Battery, 31 A.Tk. Bty.
32nd Battery, 32 A.Tk. Bty.
33rd Battery, 33 A.Tk. Bty.
34th Battery, 34 A.Tk. Bty. - 2nd N.Z. Divisional Engineers, 2 Div. N.Z.E.
- 5th Field Park Company, N.Z. Engineers, 5 Fd. Park Coy.
- 6th Field Company, N.Z. Engineers, 6 Fd. Coy.
7th Field Company, N.Z. Engineers, 7 Fd. Coy.
8th Field Company, N.Z. Engineers, 8 Fd. Coy. - 2nd N.Z. Divisional Signals, 2 Div. Sigs.
- 4th N.Z. Infantry Brigade, 4 Inf. Bde.
18th (Auckland) Battalion, 18 Auck.
19th (Wellington) Battalion, 19 Wn.
20th (Canterbury & Otago) Battalion, 20 Canto.
4th Anti-Tank Company, 4 A Tk. Coy. - 5th N.Z. Infantry Brigade, 5 Inf. Bde.
21st (Auckland) Battalion, 21 Auck.
22nd (Wellington) Battalion, 22 Wn.
23rd (Canterbury & Otago) Battalion, 23 Canto.
5th Anti-Tank Company, 5 A Tk. Coy. - 6th N.Z. Infantry Brigade, 6 Inf. Bde.
24th (Auckland) Battalion, 24 Auck.
25th (Wellington) Battalion, 25 Wn.
26th (Canterbury & Otago) Battalion, 26 Canto.
6th Anti-Tank Company, 6 A Tk. Coy. - 2nd N.Z. Divisional Army Service Corps, 2 Div. A.S.C.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Ammunition Company, N.Z.A.S.C., 2 Div. Amn. Coy.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Petrol Company, N.Z.A.S.C., 2 Div. Pet. Coy.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Supply Column, N.Z.A.S.C., 2 Div. Sup. Coln. - 4th Field Ambulance, N.Z.M.C., 4 Fd. Amb.
5th Field Ambulance, N.Z.M.C., 5 Fd. Amb.
6th Field Ambulance, N.Z.M.C., 6 Fd. Amb.
4th Field Hygiene Section, N.Z.M.C., 4 Fd. Hyg. Sec. - 2nd N.Z. Provost Company, Corps of N.Z. Military Police, 2 Pro. Coy.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Intelligence Section, N.Z. Intelligence Corps., 2 Div. Int. Sec.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Postal Unit, N.Z. Engineers, 2 Div. Postal Unit
2nd N.Z. Divisional Employment Platoon, 2 Div. Emp. Pl.
2nd N.Z. Divisional Bath Unit, 2 Div. Bath. Unit
2nd N.Z. Divisional Mobile Dental Section, N.Z.D.C., 2 Div. Mob. Dent. Sec.
- Non-Divisional Units
- H.Q. 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force Base, N.Z.E.F. Base
- Railway Construction and Maintenance Group, N.Z.E., Ry. C and M. Gp.
9th (N.Z.) Railway Survey Company, N.Z.E., 9 Ry. Svy. Coy.
12th (N.Z.) Railway Survey Company, N.Z.E., 12 Ry. Svy. Coy.
10th (N.Z.) Railway Survey Company, N.Z.E., 10 Ry. Svy. Coy.
13th (N.Z.) Railway Survey Company, N.Z.E., 13 Ry. Svy. Coy.
11th (N.Z.) Forestry Company, N.Z.E., 11 For. Coy.
14th (N.Z.) Forestry Company, N.Z.E., 14 For. Coy.
15th (N.Z.) Forestry Company, N.Z.E., 15 For. Coy.
16th (N.Z.) Railway Operating Company, N.Z.E., 16 Ry. Op. Coy.
17th (N.Z.) Railway Operating Company, N.Z.E., 17 Ry. Op. Coy. - 18th (N.Z.) Army Troops Company, N.Z.E., 18 A Tps. Coy.
19th (N.Z.) Army Troops Company, N.Z.E., 19 A Tps. Coy. - 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion, 27 M.G.
28th Maori Battalion, 28 Maori
4th Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, N.Z.A.S.C., 4 Res. M.T. Coy. - 9th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 9 L.A.D.
10th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 10 L.A.D.
11th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 11 L.A.D.
12th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 12 L.A.D.
13th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 13 L.A.D.
14th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 14 L.A.D.
15th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 15 L.A.D.
16th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 16 L.A.D.
17th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 17 L.A.D.
18th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 18 L.A.D.
19th Light Aid Detachment, N.Z.O.C., 19 L.A.D. - 2nd N.Z.E.F. Discharge Depot, Disch. Depot.
N.Z. Base Pay Office, N.Z.A.P.C., Base Pay Office
N.Z. Base Post Office, N.Z.E., Base P.O. - No 1 N.Z. General Hospital, N.Z.M.C., 1 Gen. Hosp.
No 2 N.Z. General Hospital, N.Z.M.C., 2 Gen. Hosp.
No 3 N.Z. General Hospital, N.Z.M.C., 3 Gen. Hosp.
No 1. N.Z. Convalescent Depot, N.Z.M.C., 1 Con. Depot.
- * When it is desired to refer specifically to the H.Q. of a formation
or unit, the abbreviation will be preceded by the letters “H.Q.”., i.e.
“H.Q. 4 Inf. Bde.”
- Additions:
Roll 3:
8th N.Z. Brigade Group, 8 Bde. Gp.
29th (Mixed) Battalion, 29 Bn.
30th (Mixed) Battalion, 30 Bn
Non-Divisional Units
21st (N.Z.) Mechanical Equipment Company, N.Z.E., 21 M. Eq. Coy.
36th (N.Z.) Survey Battery, 36 Svy. Bty.
Roll 4:
14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, N.Z.A., 14 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Roll 5:
None
Roll 6:
N.Z. Army Nursing Service, N.Z.A.N.S.
Women’s War Service Auxilliary, W.W.S.A.
Roll 7:
8th N.Z. Brigade Group, 8 Bde. Gp.
34th (Mixed) Battalion, 34 Bn.
35th (Mixed) Battalion, 35 Bn.
36th (Mixed) Battalion, 36 Bn.
37th (Mixed) Battalion, 37 Bn.
14th Brigade Headquarters, H.Q. 14 Bde.
Roll 8:
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, N.Z.A., Hvy. A/A.
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, N.Z.A., A/A
Roll 9:
Nothing, but see above.
Roll 10:
3rd N.Z. Division, 3 Div.
Army Tank Brigade, A. Tk. Bde.
4th Armoured Brigade, 4th Armd. Bde.
Roll 11:
Army Educational Welfare Service, A.E.W.S.
Electrical Mechanical Equipment, E.M.E.
Roll 12:
None.
Roll 13:
None.
Roll 14:
None.
Roll 15:
None.
Roll 16:
None.