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1st Contingent
1st Contingent land at Cape Town
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2nd Contingent
2nd Contingent officers in South Africa
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3rd Contingent
Engraving of members of the 3rd Contingent in action
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4th Contingent
The first parade of Auckland members of the 4th Contingent, February 1900
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5th Contingent
Farewell luncheon given by Wellington citizens for the 5th Contingent, 31 March 1900
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6th Contingent
6th Contingent marching down Wellesley Street, Auckland, before embarking for South Africa, 30 January 1901
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7th Contingent
Members of 7th Contingent packing up camp in South Africa
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8th Contingent
South Island officers of the 8th Contingent
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9th Contingent
Departure of the 9th Contingent from Auckland, 19 March 1902
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10th Contingent
Richard Seddon with troopers of the 10th Contingent on TSS Drayton Grange, April 1902
New Zealand sent 10 contingents to the war in South Africa, a total of some 6,500 men. The contingents became progressively larger. The first three contingents, which left within the first five months of the war, were under 300 men, organised into two companies. The next four, which left between March 1900 and April 1901, were each about 500–600 strong. The last three contingents, which arrived in South Africa as the war was in its final stages, were each over 1,000 men.
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