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Unknown Warrior
Over the course of the Onward Project, we have discovered many high-quality studio portrait photographs and postcards of unidentified members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. This page has been created to give exposure to these 'Unknown Warriors' in the hope that they may eventually be identified.
The grid below contains many of the images we'd love to identify, with each image listing all the information we have about the subject. If you believe you can identify any of our images, please contact Phil and Matt, quoting the image number. Click on each image for an enlarged view, or email us and we can supply a higher-resolution scan. Note: For mobile devices, only the first few images are shown. To view all photos, just click on one and scroll through using the arrows. A full overview of all photographs is available on desktop devices.
 22nd Reinforcements, Territorial Service Medal |  8th Reinforcements, E Company |  1st Canterbury Regiment, Wounded. |
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 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles |  8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles |  15th Reinforcements; |
 11th Reinforcements, C Squadron, NZ Mounted Rifles, Christchurch |  16th Reinforcements, Christchurch |  33rd Reinforcements, Christchurch |
 33rd Reinforcements, Christchurch |  3rd NZ Rifle Brigade, 1915, Christchurch |  1st (Canterbury) Regiment, Christchurch |
 33rd Reinforcements, Christchurch |  Sergeant, NZ Medical Corps, Christchurch |  Sergeant, 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron, Christchurch |
 28th Reinforcements, Christchurch |  19th Reinforcements, Christchurch |  29th Reinforcements, Christchurch |
 NZ Field Artillery or NZ Engineers |  Corporal, 4th (Waikato) Mounted RIfles 2x Wound Stripes |  Onward Badges Possibly British Section? |
 "Ern" NZ Medical Corps Palestine |  "Friday" 4th (Otago) Infantry Battalion Photographer: Bert Hunt, Heanor, Derbyshire |  NZ Rifle Brigade |
 Private, 6th (Harauki) Infantry Regiment |  NZR Badges |  15th (North Auckland) Infantry Regiment Photographer: Frederick Bourne, Eastbourne |
 Sergeant, 3rd (Auckland) Infantry Regiment Physical Training Instructor Photographer: J Purdon, 79 West St, Brighton |  Corporal, 1st (Canterbury) Infantry Regiment |  Sergeant, 6th (Hauraki) Infantry Regiment |
 Lance-Corporal, 3rd (Auckland) Infantry Regiment 2x Service Chevrons |  NZ Field Artillery "Buck", France, 1/2/1918 |  NZ Field Artillery "Love from Ern" (or CM?) |
 NZ Rifle Brigade Medal Ribbon (MSM?) |  Photographer: Wootton, Invercargill |  11th (Taranaki) Infantry Battalion |
 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Infantry Regiment |  NZ Medical Corps |  NZ Rifle Brigade "Osborne" or "Hardy" |
 NZ Field Artillery Photographer: Alan Spicer, Willis St, Wellington |  28th Reinforcements Photographer" Binns, Dunedin and Christchurch |  16th (Waikato) Battalion 33rd Reinforcements |
 Corporal, NZ Medical Corps Photographer: Palmerston North |  9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Photographer: Wanganui |  1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Mounted Rifles |
 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles Main Body Photographer: Esquilant Studios, Dunedin |  "Ray" NZ Machine-Gun Squadron Note on back addressed to "Myrtle" |  NZ Medical Corps Submitted by Tauranga Library. |
 |  11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles |  "Jock Turner" Possibly 42nd Reinforcements (shoulder number indistinct) |
 25th Reinforcements Photographer: J G Palmer, Cameron St, Whangarei |  Machine-Gun Corps |  D Company, 25th Reinforcements. Photographer: Guy, Dunedin, NZ. |
 "Yours Sincerely, Grant, 7/8/1918" |  18th Reinforcements |  C Company, 22nd Reinforcements |
 NZ Machine-Gun Squadron |  Lance-Bombardier, 12th Battery, NZ Field Artillery |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment |
 North Auckland Mounted Rifles. Wearing RSA badge. |  Sergeant, 15th (North Auckland) Regiment |  3rd (Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |
 15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |  3rd (Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |  16th (Waikato) Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment. 11th Reinforcements? |
 15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |
 15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Photographer: Northwood, Kaitaia |
 Sergeant, 15th (North Auckland) Regiment. |  25th Reinforcements. |  B Company, 8th Reinforcements. |
 NZ Field Engineers. Photographer: Hobday, Fielding, NZ |  NZ Field Engineers. Photographer: Hobday, Fielding, NZ |  F Company, 23rd Reinforcements |
 3? Reinforcements. Photographer: Emmett, Petone, NZ. |  Hauraki Regiment. Photo found in Manurewa, Auckland. |  Mounted Rifles. |
 NZ Field Artillery. Probably 12th Battery. |  3rd Auckland Regiment |  11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles |
 Corporal, 5th (Wellington) Regiment. |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Medal ribbon possibly a long service medal (NZLESM?), but not confirmed. |  |
 Sergeant, New Zealand Mounted Rifles. |  Kinsey Studio, Wellington. |  Lance Corporal, C Company(Canterbury), 8th Reinforcements. Medal ribbon possible for long service (NZLESM?) |
 39th Rfts; D Company |  21st Rfts; Lance Corporal |  15th (North Auckland) Regiment; QSA |
 10th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |  19th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |  19th Rfts; Christchurch; Corporal |
 33rd Rfts; Christchurch |  17th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |  16th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |
 11th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |  2nd NZRB Patch; NZ Rifle Brigade |  13th (North Cant, West Coast) Regiment; 3rd Rfts; Christchurch |
 Christchurch; Lance Corporal; NZ Army Service Corps |  1st (CYC) Canterbury Mounted Rifles; Christchurch |  4th NZRB Patch; NZ Rifle Brigade |
 23rd Rfts; Christchurch |  29th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |  2nd Lieutenant; Officer; Specialist Company (MG); Wellington. Bartlett Studio. |
 7th Rfts; C Company; Christchurch |  10th Rfts; A Squadron |  11th (Taranaki) Regiment; QSA; Service Chevrons (3) |
 "Bert", 25th Rfts |  8th Rfts; E Company |  9th Rfts; B Company; Corporal |
 12th Rfts; A Company |  34th Rfts; 5th (Wellington) Regiment; B Company |  G Company, 17th Reinforcements. |
 Officer, 4th (Otago) Regiment. |  C Squadron, 9th Reinforcements. |  C Squadron, 9th Reinforcements. |
 4th NZRB |  5th (Wellington) Regiment. Bartlett and Andrew Studio. |  1st (CYC) Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
 Featherston |  NZ Rifle Brigade |  NZ Rifle Brigade |
 Specialist Company (MG) |  23rd Rfts; NZ Mounted Rifles |  4th NZRB Patch; NZ Rifle Brigade |
 20th Rfts |  12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles |  14th (South Otago) Regiment; 25th Rfts |
 17th (Ruahine) Regiment |  NZ Medical Corps |  22nd Rfts; D Company |
 20th Rfts |  16th Rfts; C Company |  25th Rfts |
 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles |  16th Rfts; D Company |  23rd Rfts; A Company |
 21st Rfts |  Bandsman |  15th Rfts; "Alva Studio, Christchurch" |
 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment; Wound Stripe (1) |  1st NZRB Patch; Lance Corporal |  2nd Lieutenant; 9th (Wellington East Coast) Regiment; Officer; Wound Stripe (2) |
 |  NZ Rifle Brigade |  5th (Otago Hussars) Mounted Rifles; Lance Corporal |
 23rd Rfts |  NZ Rifle Brigade |  NZ Mounted Rifles |
 9th (Wellington East Coast) Regiment; Lewis Gunner; Service Chevrons (3) |  "Crown Studio, Christchurch"; NZ Rifle Brigade |  NZ Field Artillery |
 Possibly Rarotongan or Niuean? |  NZ Mounted Rifles |  "Herbert" |
 NZ Rifle Brigade |  20th Rfts |  18th Rfts |
 21st Rfts |  17th (Ruahine) Regiment |  17th Rfts; C Company |
 9th Rfts; D Squadron |  Bandsman; NZ Medical Corps; "Tesla Studio, Wanganui" |  NZ Medical Corps |
 11th Rfts; D Squadron |  11th Rfts; C Company; Lance Corporal |  11th Rfts; C Company |
 28th Rfts; F Company |  12th Rfts; D Company |  33rd Rfts |
 |  19th Rfts |  19th Rfts |
 19th Rfts; C Company |  10th Rfts; C Company |  10th Rfts; C Company |
 18th Rfts |  21st Rfts; Lance Corporal |  21st Rfts; Lance Corporal |
 |  27th Rfts; "Oakleys Studio, Blenheim" |  16th Rfts; B Company; Hawera |
 8th Rfts; C Company |  17th Rfts; NZ Rifle Brigade; Whangarei |  NZ Rifle Brigade; Whangarei |
 15th Rfts; D Company |  17th Rfts; J Company |  NZ Veterinary Corps |
 11th (Taranaki) Regiment; Wound Stripe (1) |  NZ Medical Corps |  16th (Waikato) Regiment; Corporal |
 14th Rfts; C Company |  23rd Rfts |  11th Rfts; B Company |
 Officer |  "Bert"; 26th Rfts; G Company |  15th Rfts; "Crown Studio, Christchurch" |
 12th Rfts; Lance Corporal; NZ Rifle Brigade |  28th Rfts; E Company |  38th Rfts; NZ Mounted Rifles |
 15th Rfts; D Company; Wrigglesworth and Binns |  18th Rfts |  1st NZRB Patch; NZ Rifle Brigade |
 24th Rfts; Auckland; Lance Corporal; "Schmidt Studio, Auckland" |  NZ Field Artillery; Signals Patch |  17th (Ruahine) Regiment; "Gilling Studio, Edgeware Rd, UK" |
 13th Rfts; D Company |  1st NZRB Patch; NZ Rifle Brigade |  8th (Southland) Regiment |
 NZ Rifle Brigade, MM Ribbon; Sergeant; 3 Years Service Chevrons |  1st NZRB Patch; NZ Rifle Brigade; MM Ribbon |  4th Battalion, NZRB; unknown medal ribbon. |
 NZ Rifle Brigade; Alva Studios, Chch. |  Specialist (MG) Company. |  NZ Rifle Brigade; Corporal |
 NZ Mounted Rifles; Corporal. |  NZ Field Artillery |  32nd Reinforcements |
 32nd Reinforcements |  32nd Reinforcements |  32nd Reinforcements |
 Rifleman, 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade |  18th Reinforcements. Possibly from Lyalldale area. |  22nd Rfts; Guy Studio, Dunedin |
 NZ Rifle Brigade; 1st Battalion; Sergeant |  NZ Rifle Brigade; 1st Battalion; Sergeant; "George" |  Lieutenant; 4th (Otago) Regiment |
 25th Reinforcements |  13th (Nth Can, Westland) Regiment; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  NZ Rifle Brigade; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 10th (North Otago) Regiment; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  31st Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  28th Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 17th Reinforcements; Wound Stripe; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  18th Reinforcements; NZ Rifle Brigade; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  20th Reinforcements; NZ Rifle Brigade; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 20th Reinforcements; NZ Rifle Brigade; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  20th Reinforcements; NZ Rifle Brigade; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  NZ Army Service Corps; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 24th Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  18th Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  30th Reinforcements; C Company; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 30th Reinforcements; C Company; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  23rd Reinforcements; C Company; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  22nd Reinforcements; Sergeant; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 33rd Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  33rd Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch; possibly married. |  7th Reinforcements; C Company; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 1st NZ Rifle Brigade; RSA Badge; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  17th Reinforcements; J Company; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |  23rd Reinforcements; Adam Henry Pearson MacLay Photograph of Christchurch |
 NZ Engineers; MSM (UK); 1914/15 Star |  23rd Reinforcements; Crown Studios (Auckland) "J G McGuire?" |  24th Reinforcements; J Company; Crown Studios (Auckland) |
 23rd Reinforcements; Crown Studios (Auckland); "W J Leech?" |  24th Reinforcements; A Company; Crown Studios (Auckland); "Robertson?" |  23rd Reinforcements; Lance-Corporal; Crown Studios (Auckland) |
 23rd Reinforcements; Crown Studios (Auckland); "Hurley?" |  26th Reinforcements; A Company; Crown Studio (Auckland) |  23rd Reinforcements; A Company; Crown Studio (Auckland); Corporal |
 23rd Reinforcements; E Company; Crown Studios (Auckland); Thompson |  21st Reinforcements; Lance-Corporal |  25th Reinforcements; Specialist Company; Lance-Corporal; Crown Studios (Auckland) |
 25th Reinforcements; E Company; Crown Studios (Auckland) |  25th Reinforcements; A Company; Crown Studios (Auckland) |  26th Reinforcements; E Company; Crown Studios (Auckland); Johnston |
 3rd (Auckland) Regiment; British War Medal; Victory Medal; Wounded (x2); 3x Service Chevrons; RSA Badge |  8th Reinforcements; A Squadron; C.P. Dawes Collection, Auckland |  25th Reinforcements; Widdison (either 46412 Arthur Widdison or 46413 Thomas Samuel Widdison); Crown Studios (Auckland) |
 19th Reinforcements; possibly "Bridget" on negative; Hamilton City Library |  10th (North Otago) Company; Smith; Corporal Waimate Archives |  Boer War Veteran |
 India and Boer War Veteran - probably with Imperial Forces. |  8th (Southland) Company. |  19th Reinforcements |
 15th Reinforcements |  C Company, 9th Reinforcements |  19th Reinforcements |
 Sergeant, 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles |  28th Reinforcements |  |
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