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The website of the New Zealand Defence Force includes a comprehensive guide to military medals and a bibliography of further sources.
Other sources
- Bryant, G.A. Where the prize is highest: New Zealanders who have won the Victoria Cross
- Biographical articles about and photographs of New Zealanders who have won the Victoria Cross, including those who served in non-New Zealand forces. World War 2 winners, pp. 127-181 (Jack Hinton, Charles Upham, A.C. Hulme, J.A. Ward, K. Elliott, M. Ngarimu, L.H. Trent, L.A. Trigg).
- Chamberlain, H.E. Service lives remembered : the Meritorious Service Medal in New Zealand and its recipients
- Comprehensive biographies and service details of award winners.
- Chamberlain, W.M. Victoria Cross winners of New Zealand
- Notes on and portraits of Upham, Hulme, Hinton, Elliott, Ngarimu, Trigg and Trent.
- Haigh, J.B. New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order
- Part 1: Army; Part 2: Air Force; Part 3: Navy; Part 4: Expatriates. Alphabetical listing of recipients of the DSO, with citations (including original New Zealand gazette references), biographical notes, and lists of other awards received.
- Hanson, C.M. By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999
- Includes descriptive notes on awards. Name of award winner, date of birth, RNZAF number, service details, citation for award.
- Harper, G. In the face of the enemy: the complete history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand
- Ch. 1: History of the Victoria Cross; Chs. 4-9: World War 1; Ch. 14: George Cross and Albert Medal. Appendix: VC citations, pp. 231-249.
- Polaschek, A.J. The complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal
- Part 3 : World War 2. Lists of recipients with biographical notes, citations (including original New Zealand gazette references) and lists of other awards received.
- Sutherland, J. Gallantry awards to New Zealanders in World War Two
- Organised under each service, and then by award. Includes nursing awards, civilian awards such as MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods etc. and foreign awards. No index.
- Wright, M. New Zealand’s military heroism, 2007
- Stories of New Zealand heroes in conflicts over the last 150 years, including during the Second World War.
Websites
- New Zealand and the Victoria Cross
- Information from New Zealand History online.
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