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On 1 December 1914 the 10 troopships of the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force sailed through the Suez Canal, reaching Port Said, Egypt, on 2 December. The troops and horses all disembarked at Alexandria on 3 December. The fees charged for the NZEF troopships to pass through the Suez Canal were £21,975 British pounds. After adjusting for inflation those fees would today equate to £1,840,000 British pounds, or $3,697,000 New Zealand dollars. The letter requesting payment and list of charges per troopship can be seen here in these Army Department records held at Archives New Zealand. Courtesy of Archives New Zealand (Archives Ref: AAYS 8638, AD1 25/19/19, R22430758) (2) Photo taken from HMNZ Transport No.11 “Athenic” shows Indian Army troops guarding the Suez Canal. 30,000 troops of the Indian Army were stationed along the Suez Canal as the first line of defence, supported by Allied warships and a small air reconnaissance force. Britain needed to keep the Suez Canal open to facilitate the transport of troops and mounts from India, Australia, and New Zealand. Commercial shipping also needed the Canal open for easy movement of military equipment, food, and commodities from the British colonies and Dominions, which were required in Europe. Turkish forces launched an assault on the night of 2/3 February 1915 to capture the canal but were beaten back suffering heavy casualties. This short, fiercely contested battle between the Allies and Turkish forces for control of the Suez Canal gave the New Zealanders their first taste of war. Playing a significant part in routing the Turks were men from the 12th (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. For one, the price of victory was high. Twenty-two-year-old Private William Ham from Ngatimoti became the New Zealand’s very first WWI battlefield casualty. www.theprow.org.nz/yourstory/private-william-arthur-ham/#... Courtesy of Archives New Zealand (Archives Ref: AEGA 18982, PC4/1577) For further enquiries please email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz Material from Archives New Zealand |
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