Wellington College and the

First World War

New Zealand and World War One

Timeline of World War One

You are to develop a timeline of the main involvement of NZ troops in the war. You should include… 1914, Samoa 1915, Egypt and Gallipoli 1916, France 1917, Belgium 1918, France

New Zealand Troops in Samoa, August 1914

Map – Western Front

Further student research…• The nature of warfare• The war at home• Why did they fight?• Lions led by donkeys?• Maori and World War One• Conscription• Conscientious objectors• The cost of war• Ettie Rout

Wellington College deaths on the Western Front