Alexandria
(Place)
Mentioned in
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 21 Battalion
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 26 Battalion
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- CHAPTER 8 — Interlude in Syria
- CHAPTER 13 — The Surveyors
- Index
- Maadi and the Western Desert
- Getting Ready for Greece
- Retreat to the Beaches
- Armed and Unarmed Parties
- A Cruel Ending to the Campaign
- [section]
- Action for the Bofors Gunners
- Field and Anti-Tank Batteries are Reorganised
- The Sinking of the Chakdina
- [section]
- The Counter-attack Southwards
- [section]
- The Pursuit
- [section]
- Burg el Arab
- Marking Time at Taranto
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- CHAPTER 1 — The Beginning
- CHAPTER 2 — First Desert Campaign
- CHAPTER 3 — Greece
- CHAPTER 4 — Crete
- CHAPTER 5 — Escape
- CHAPTER 6 — Towards the Frontier
- CHAPTER 8 — Beyond Tobruk
- CHAPTER 10 — Minqar Qaim
- CHAPTER 11 — Alamein
- CHAPTER 16 — To Italy
- CHAPTER 20 — Into 1945
- [section]
- Alam Halfa and Alamein
- CHAPTER 1 — The Opposing Armies
- CHAPTER 2 — The Alam el Halfa Defences
- CHAPTER 3 — The Days of Decision
- CHAPTER 4 — Axis and Allied Plans
- CHAPTER 7 — The Battle Develops
- CHAPTER 12 — The Uncombined Operations
- CHAPTER 13 — Preparations for the Offensive
- CHAPTER 14 — The Development of the Plans
- CHAPTER 21 — The Battle is Joined
- CHAPTER 28 — Australians Keep the Initiative
- CHAPTER 32 — The Pursuit
- Index
- Bardia to Enfidaville
- Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 5 — Rommel Strikes
- CHAPTER 6 — Forced March to the Desert
- CHAPTER 10 — Germans Break In
- CHAPTER 13 — Eighth Army in Last Ditch
- CHAPTER 15 — Eighth Army Holds the Line
- CHAPTER 17 — Thrusts, Parries, and Plans
- CHAPTER 18 — Both Armies Prepare Attacks
- CHAPTER 29 — Plans for El Mreir
- Appendix I
- Index
- Chaplains
- Crete
- List of Illustrations
- ii
- iii
- vi
- I: New Zealand Arrivals from Greece
- IV: General Freyberg Takes Command
- VI: German Preparations
- III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- I: The Counter-attack at Maleme
- IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce
- II: Other Fronts and Creforce
- IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
- IV: Other Fronts and Creforce
- II: Behind 42nd Street
- I: The Ninth Day: 28 May
- II: The Tenth Day: 29 May
- III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May
- IV: The Twelfth Day: 31 May
- V: The Capitulation: 1 June
- Appendix II — ESCAPE OF THE KING OF GREECE — (By W. E. Murphy)
- Appendix VIII — EVACUATIONS FROM CRETE
- Index
- By Caique
- By Submarine
- Failed
- Second Attempts
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- CHAPTER 4 — Concentration of the Division
- CHAPTER 5 — To the Defence of Greece
- CHAPTER 6 — Withdrawal from Greece
- CHAPTER 7 — Battle for Crete
- CHAPTER 9 — The Cyrenaican Offensive
- CHAPTER 10 — Syria
- CHAPTER 12 — A Hard Summer
- CHAPTER 13 — Rommel's Last Bid for Egypt
- CHAPTER 14 — The Alamein Offensive
- CHAPTER 17 — The Sangro and Orsogna
- CHAPTER 18 — The Struggle for Cassino
- [section]
- Index
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
- 37 — The Hon. P. Fraser to the Prime Minister — [Extract]
- 72 — Supplementary Report by the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on Arrangements for the Escort of the First Echelon
- 87 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo) to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 88 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs1 to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Problems Caused by Splitting the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
- 216 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Governor-General of New Zealand
- 218 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Wellington)
- 245 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 285 — The High Commissioner for New Zealand to the Prime Minister
- 341 — Special Order of the Day by General Freyberg to 2nd New Zealand Division — SPECIAL ORDER UPON SAILING FOR GREECE
- 375 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo) to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 394 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 440 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Cairo) to the acting Prime Minister
- 441 — The acting Prime Minister of New Zealand to Admiral Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Alexandria)
- 445 — Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (Alexandria) to the acting Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 453 — Supplementary Report by the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser on the Evacuation of Troops from Crete — [Extract]
- Recommendations
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Medical Services in New Zealand and The Pacific
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- INDEX
- 4 Field Ambulance Moves to Western Desert
- Wavell's Offensive Begins
- Helwan Camp
- 3 General Hospital Replaces 1 General Hospital
- [section]
- Embarkation
- Voyage of 6 Field Ambulance
- 5 Field Ambulance Brings up the Rear
- Withdrawal of 1 General Hospital
- Evacuation of 4 Field Ambulance
- The Sisters
- Embarkation
- The Field Ambulances
- [section]
- Concentration of Dressing Stations
- Sinking of SS Chakdina
- Detachment of 3 General Hospital at Alexandria
- Christmas in Hospital
- Rest Homes
- [section]
- Move to Rest Area
- 1 General Hospital Hard-pressed
- At the CCS
- CCS at Tobruk
- Return of Field Units to Egypt
- [section]
- Another Campaign Ahead
- Preparations for Departure
- Voyage Across the Mediterranean
- 3 General Hospital
- Rest Homes
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- [section]
- CHAPTER 4 — The Campaign in Greece
- CHAPTER 5 — The Campaign in Crete
- CHAPTER 7 — The Crusader Campaign
- CHAPTER 9 — The Western Desert Railway
- CHAPTER 10 — Neap Tide in Egypt
- CHAPTER 12 — The Turn of the Tide
- Appendix II — 2 NZEF ARMY POSTAL SERVICE
- Index
- [section]
- 19 Army Troops Company
- 21 Mechanical Equipment Company
- 18 Army Troops Company
- Railway Units
- SURVEY AND RAILWAY OPERATING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
- 18 Army Troops Company
- 19 Army Troops Company
- [section]
- [section]
- Railway Operating Group
- 18 Army Troops Company
- 19 Army Troops Company
- 21 Mechanical Equipment Company
- [section]
- The Army Troops Companies
- 2 NZ Division
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I)
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. II)
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- Index
- Defence of Egypt
- Field Ambulance Equipment and Training
- Water Supplies
- 1 NZ General Hospital, Helmieh
- [section]
- Evacuation of Greece
- Evacuation from Greece—Action taken in Egypt
- Departure of NZANS
- Main Embarkation, 29–30 May
- Reception in Egypt of Battle Casualties
- Disembarkation of Troops in Egypt
- 1 General Hospital
- 2 NZ General Hospital
- 2 NZ General Hospital at Garawla
- Detachment 3 NZ General Hospital, Alexandria
- General Medical Plan
- Sinking of SS Chakdina
- Surgery in Mobile Surgical Unit, 23 November–5 December 1941
- Staffing of Ambulance Trains and Naval Carriers
- Base Hospitals
- Work of NZ units at Alexandria and Garawla
- Invalids Returned to New Zealand
- Convalescent Homes
- First Repatriation of NZMC Prisoners of War
- The Hospitals
- Arrangements for Medical Units
- [section]
- Enemy Attacks
- Withdrawal from Kaponga Box
- Medical Units
- Attack on Ruweisat Ridge
- Work at Base Hospitals
- Operations of Medical Units
- Hygiene and Sanitation
- Recuperation
- Medical Plan for the Battle
- Siting of New Zealand Medical Units
- Work at 1 NZ CCS
- Base Hospitals
- The Evacuation from the Operating Centres
- The General Hospitals
- Moves of 1 NZ Convalescent Depot
- Strength of Units—Other Ranks
- Repatriation of Prisoners of War
- Preparations for Move to Italy
- [section]
- Move to Burg el Arab
- Division Moves to Italy
- [section]
- Hospital Ship Policy
- Medical Layout
- Italy—Uncertainty before VJ Day
- Nursing in New Zealand: History and Reminiscences
- Petrol Company
- Polynesian Researches
- Prisoners of War
- Problems of 2 NZEF
- CHAPTER 1 — 2 NZEF is Formed
- CHAPTER 2 — The First Year Overseas
- CHAPTER 3 — The First Three Campaigns
- CHAPTER 4 — Defeat and Victory
- CHAPTER 5 — Towards Rome
- CHAPTER 6 — The Last Eighteen Months
- CHAPTER 9 — Non-divisional, Base and Line-of-Communication Units
- CHAPTER 11 — Relations with General Headquarters
- CHAPTER 14 — Womanpower
- Sport 8: Autumn 1992
- Sport 9: Spring 1992
- Supply Company
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- The New Zealanders at Gallipoli
- The New Zealanders of Anzac
- Chapter III. Training in Egypt
- Ordered to Disembark in Egypt
- Leaving Cairo
- [section]
- Through the Ægean Sea
- The Tragic Lack of Hospital Ships
- [section]
- Nurses!
- A, B, and C Parties
- Transports Carrying the New Zealand and Australian Division from Alexandria to Gallipoli, April 1915
- A Gallipoli Diary
- The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade
- The Relief of Tobruk
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- To Greece
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — The Second Echelon
- CHAPTER 3 — Third Echelon joins the First
- CHAPTER 4 — The First Libyan Campaign, 1940–41
- CHAPTER 5 — Assembly and Training of the New Zealand Division
- The New Zealand Government Makes its Decision
- Movement of New Zealand Division to Greece
- The Greek and Australian Divisions
- Medical and Base Units leave the Athens Area, 22–25 April
- [section]
- Embarkations and Movements on the night 24–25 April
- Evacuations Continue during the Night 26–27 April
- The Embarkation of 6 Brigade from Monemvasia, 28–29 April
- New Zealand Troops in Kalamata
- New Zealand Units in the Desert
- The Importance of the Campaign
- Index
- Part II. CRETE
- War Surgery and Medicine
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Alexandria":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.