Many early settlers arrived in New Zealand as soldiers in the Imperial Army and took their discharge here. The names of these soldiers are listed in Hugh Hughes' Discharged in New Zealand. Records of pay, punishments and postings of the men of the 58th Regiment and the 65th Regiment can be found in the regiment's muster rolls available on microfilm in the Auckland Research Centre.
Recommended Reading
Extract from Russell Gurney's history of the Northampshire Regiment 1742-1934 - this extract refers to the service of the 58th (the Rutlandshire Regiment of Foot) which was the 2nd Battalion of the Northampshire Regiment.
Diary of Major C. Bridge, Commanding 58th Regiment, 1845-1846
Reminiscences of the Northern War by Robert Hattaway (Color and Pay Sergeant of the 58th Regiment).
Memoirs of the 65th Regiment 1st. Battn., the York & Lancaster Regt. 1756 to 1913 edited by E. C. Broughton.
The 65th Regiment in New Zealand, 1845-1865 by H. C. Wylly. |
