
On the 19th of October 1914, during the 1 world war the main body
of NZEF sailed to war along with ten grey painted troop-ships and
escorted by four warships which all sailed to war. These ships
carried the Main Body of NZEF, and the First Reinforcements for,
the New Zealand Expeditionary Force – around 8500 men along with nearly 4000 horses.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/main-body-nzef-sails-war




