• Armoured Corps
• Armoured Car Regiment
• Army Air Corps
• Army Service Corps
• Artillery
• Band Corps
• Cadet Corps
• Chaplains Department
• Corps of Transport
• Dental Corps

• Education Corps
• Elec & Mech Engineers
• Engineers
• Intelligence
• Legal
• Logistics
• Machine Gun Corps
• Medical Corps
• Military Police
• Nursing Corps
• Officer Training Corps

• Ordnance Corps
• Pay Corps
• Permanent Staff
• PTI
• Postal Corps
• Railway
• Regular Cadets
• Signals Corps
• SAS
• Staff Corps
• Veterinary Corps
• Women's Army Corps and other women's services

• 1 April 1915 saw the formation of the Army Ordnance Section of the NZ Army. 

• On February 1, 1917 it was split into the Army Ordnance Department and the army Ordnance Corps. 

• They were amalgamated on 3 July 1923 to become the New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps. 

• The corps was granted the right to use the "Royal" prefix on 12 July 1947 and this allowed the use of the "garter" in the design of the badge. 

• On 9 December 1996 the corps ceased to exist as it was absorbed into the Royal New Zealand Logistics Regiment.

• A King's Crown version was also used for the hat & collar badges of the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps

• The New Zealand Army Pay Department was formed on 31 May 1917. 

• On 21 July 1920 it was renamed the New Zealand Army Pay Corps. 

• It was disbanded in 1930. 

• 1969 saw it reactivated as a Corps and it lasted until 31 July 1993 when it was again disbanded.

Top; Cap & collar of NZ Army Pay Corps

Lower: Cap & collar New Zealand Army Pay Corps

<<<  A Queen's Crown version was also issued.

Cast and gilded QC version later replaced with another version using better manufacturing methods.

NZ Permanent Staff shoulder title  >>

• This unit was formed in the reorganisation of 1911. 

• For a while the British army "Crowned Lion on Crown" badge was used with fern leaf collar dogs as below. 

• Later a New Zealand badge was designed and issued, as shown left with collar dogs as below.

Permanent Staff collar dogs (identical & opposed)

• This unit started life during WW1 and was called Physical Training Staff.

• It was renamed the New Zealand Army Physical Training Corps on1 June 1987 when it became a distinct unit.

 << British badge worn by the New Zealand PT Staff in WW1

• British Army PTI badges were worn until a distinctive New Zealand badge was introduced in 1995.

• Embroidered PTI badge. Note the St Edward's (Queens) Crown.

• When it was formed on 7 October 1911 this unit was part of the New Zealand Engineers. 

• On 1 June 1921 it was re-designated as the New Zealand Corps of Signals.

• This unit formed as the Railway Battalions New Zealand Engineers. That was October 5, 1911. Later it was called the New Zealand Railway Corps. 

• It was renamed New Zealand Railway Battalions on 1 July 1913. 

• It formed part of the Samoa Advance Force in 1914.

• The Unit was disbanded 1 December 1921

• Senior Cadet Officers wore this badge from 1911 to 1921.
• Training Cadre, Trentham also wore it from 1927 and unposted Regular Service Recruits  wore it from 1932 to 1950.
• Regular Force Cadets used the badge from 1950 and from 1952 it was plated with silver or chrome.

• The Mounted Signal Troops and Divisional Signal Companies of NZEF were formed 1 July 1913. 

• These Units were amalgamated with the New Zealand Post & Telegraph Corps to form the NZ Corps of Signals, 1 June 1921.

•  The "Royal" prefix was granted 12 June 1947.

• NZ Special Air Service (SAS) formed in 1955 (June) as part of the British 22nd SAS Regiment. It became a separate corps of the NZ Army in 1959. It was renamed 1st Ranger Squadron, New Zealand SAS on 1 September 1963. On 1 April 1978 the old name was again used and 1 NZ SAS Sqn serves to this day.

In gilt & bronze

• Staff Corps formed in  April of 1911 and was disbanded on 9 January 1947.

The silver fern leaf badges were used as collar dogs and in 1911 as a hat badge.

• The Army Veterinary Corps (AVC) formed in 1907. It was originally called the Army Veterinary Service. 

• At a later date the National name was added so it became the NZVC.

• During WW1 it selected and supplied 9,988 horses for the New Zealand Mounted Rifles.

• The Corps was disbanded on 9 January 1947.

• The New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Army Corps was established on 1 July 1942 from a disparate group of organisations.

• In 1948 it became a Corps of the New Zealand Regular Army.

• The "Royal" prefix was granted in  July 1952.

• The Corps was disbanded on 29 July 1977 and all personnel were absorbed into the new unisex Army.

• It's full history is on NZWRAC

• <<< Top: WW2 badge, WAAC

• <Centre: 1st pattern WRAC

  • bi-metal

• < Lower right: 2nd pattern WRAC

  • anodised & enamel

• Below: Bi-metal 2nd pattern WRAC

• The New Zealand Women's Land Service. 

• In 1941 the Women's War Service Auxiliary (WWSA) was created and they formed the Women's Land Corps. It served until September of 1942 when a new version was formed called the Women's Land Service. They had a more stylish uniform and better pay rates. 
• The Service was disbanded 30 April 1946 and had over 2,000 members at it's peak.

• The New Zealand Women's National Service Corps.

• Regardless of the military sounding name the members of this Corps remained as civilians. 

• They assisted the Army by acting as typists, cooks and drivers. 

• The Corps was formed in 1941 and was absorbed into the NZ Army Service Corps in 1942.

• This information is provided as a guide only. No commercial decision should be based on it.

  • Many images from Phillip James of New Zealand. 

  • Some details from Badges & Insignia of the New Zealand Army by Geoffrey P Oldham. I recommend any collector uses his publication ISBN 0-473-04378-5

  • I do not buy, sell, trade or provide valuations. Any advice I gave may be commercially worthless.