Dominion of New Zealand. Military Service Act, 1916 :Enrolment of Expeditionary Force Reserve…Call at nearest post-office.. 1916.. Ref: Eph-D-WAR-WI-1916-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22408530
- The New Zealand Parliament passes the Military Service Act 1916, introducing conscription. The first conscription ballot is held on 16 November 1916; as a result 32,000 conscripts serve overseas with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) alongside 72,000 volunteers.
