Trentham Army Camp
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Trentham Army Camp is a New Zealand Defence Force
facility located in Trentham, Upper Hutt
, near Wellington
. As an army installation, it also hosts Joint NZDF facilities including:
Elements of Army General Staff at Trentham Camp including Messines Army Centre are:
Units at Trentham Army Camp include:
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New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
facility located in Trentham, Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...
, near Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
. As an army installation, it also hosts Joint NZDF facilities including:
- Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
- Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ)
- New Zealand Defence CollegeNew Zealand Defence CollegeThe New Zealand Defence College is the premier educational institute for the New Zealand Defence Force and is located at Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt . The New Zealand Defence College provides professional military education to New Zealand Defence Force officers...
(incorporating former Staff Colleges) - NZDF Personnel Records, Archives & Medals
Elements of Army General Staff at Trentham Camp including Messines Army Centre are:
- Logistic Executive (Log Exec)
- Human Resources Executive (HR Exec)- Military Secretary (MS) and Military Career Management (MCM)
- Capability Branch (Cap Br)
Units at Trentham Army Camp include:
- Trade Training School (TTS)
- Trentham Regional Support Battalion (TRSB)
- 1st (New Zealand) Military Intelligence CompanyNew Zealand Intelligence CorpsThe New Zealand Intelligence Corps analyses information from a variety of sources and provides commanders with intelligence on such things as enemy locations, capabilities and intentions. The NZIC is one of the smallest corps in the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1942, apparently disbanded in...
- 1st (New Zealand) Military Police CompanyCorps of Royal New Zealand Military PoliceThe Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police provide military police services to the New Zealand Army, including criminal investigative services. It consists of one major unit, 1st Military Police Company; though members of the Corps are included in other units within the New Zealand Army...
- 1st (New Zealand) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron
- B Coy, 7 WnHB Bn GpWellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay RegimentThe Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments:*5th Wellington Regiment...
- 5th Military Police Detachment
Civilian police
Prior to 1981 the camp was also home to the Royal New Zealand Police CollegeRoyal New Zealand Police College
The Royal New Zealand Police College is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in New Zealand. It is located at Papakowhai, approximately 2 km north of Porirua City....
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External links
- Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ)
- NZDF Personnel Records, Archives & Medals, with contact details
- NZDF Homepage
- New Zealand Army Homepage
- Photo of Trentham Camp and Upper Hutt District WW I
- View of Trentham Camp 1939
- View of Trentham Camp 1939
- View of part of Trentham Camp WW II
- Soldiers marching at Trentham Camp 1939
- Inside a sleeping hut Trentham Camp WW II
- Camp Dental Hospital Surgery Trentham Camp 1943
- Entraining at Trentham 1943