New Zealand - NZ General Hospital - Staff at New Zealand General Hospital (Headquarter, Brockenhurst) - Circa 1914 - Qualis Photo - Real Photo Postcard Format #332611 - The No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital opened at Brockenhurst in June 1916, after moving from Abasseyeh in Egypt. - By 1919, 21,000 patients had been treated at the hospital. There are 93 New Zealanders buried in the St Nicholas' Church graveyard nearby. - A century on, the significance of the hospital is evident from the large number of New Zealanders who visit the Parish Church of St Nicholas’ and the Commonwealth War Graves in the churchyard. The friendship that continues between New Zealand and Brockenhurst is testament to the bonds formed at the hospital during the First World War. (http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/topics/%E2%80%8Bbrockenhurst) - Quick facts and figures about World War 1 - The total population of New Zealand in 1914 was approximately 1.1 million - Almost 100,000 New Zealanders served overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) - More than 2200 Māori and around 500 Pacific Islanders served overseas with the New Zealand forces - 11 Victoria Crosses were awarded to soldiers serving with New Zealand forces - Several thousand New Zealanders served in the Australian or British imperial forces, being awarded a further five Victoria Crosses - In all, 550 nurses served overseas with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, while others enlisted in the United Kingdom - Around 18,000 New Zealanders died in or because of the war, and there were 41,000 instances of wounding or illness; 2779 died at Gallipoli and more than 12,000 on the Western Front - The names of those who died are recorded on approximately 500 civic war memorials throughout New Zealand (https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/first-world-war-overview/introduction)