Announcement Date: 01/04/1916
On the 1st March 1916 the New Zealand Division was formed with Major-General Sir Andrew Russell in command.
The division is sent to the Western Front and arrives in France from Egypt in April 1916.
Read more about the formation of the NZ Division
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Major-General Russell inspects troops in France during World War I. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/4-009502-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
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