New Zealand Army Ordnance Department

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New Zealand Army Ordnance Department
NZAODept.jpg
Badge of the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department 1917–1923
Active1917–1923
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Branch Crest of the New Zealand Army.jpg New Zealand Army
RoleSupply, maintenance and repair of equipment, small arms and all stores required for the Defence Force
Garrison/HQAlexandra Military Depot, Mount Cook, Wellington 1917–1920
Trentham Military Camp 1920–1923
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Major T McCristell
Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Pilkington

The New Zealand Army Ordnance Department (NZAOD) was the organisation of commissioned officers who were responsible for the supply, maintenance and repair of equipment, small arms and all stores required for the Defence Force from 1917 to 1923. [1]

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Establishment

Gazetted by regulations published on 1 February 1917, the NZAOD was established as part of the permanent staff of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, replacing the New Zealand Defence Stores Department, absorbing its existing staff and also those handling military equipment and stores in the districts and training camps. Previously the Defence Stores Department had been under the control of the Public Service Commission. The establishment of the new Ordnance organisations, ended the anomaly of having civilians in the army who are really outside it, and were not subject to military discipline and control, and placed staff who had worn civilian clothes into uniform and under army discipline. [2]

Organisation

The Gazetted regulations that established the NZAOD, laid out the organisation of the department, the same Gazette also detailed the establishment of the New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps, which was a separate organisation made up of Warrant Officers, Non Commissioned Officers, soldiers and civilians. [3]

The NZAOD was to consist of: [3]


Officers of the Department rank as follows:

Foundation Staff

Approved with effect 1 April 1917, the foundation staff of the NZAOD and the NZAOC on its formation were: [4]

Operations

The NZAOD in conjunction with the NZAOC in New Zealand and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force NZAOC, would continue to support New Zealand's war effort up to the end of the war, and then play a major role in the demobilisation of New Zealand's Forces, and the return, inspection, repair and redistribution of equipment. On 14 February 1920 Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Pilkington, was appointed Staff Officer for the Ordnance Services effectively replacing McCristell as the Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores, with the new title Director of Ordnance Stores. [5] As the NZEF demobilised, the NZAOD absorbed many officers who had served with the NZEF NZAOC providing much operation experience which became invaluable as both the NZAOD and NZAOC consolidated their position and started to centralise themselves as an organisation in Trentham, Burnham and Auckland.

Amalgamation

On 3 July 1923, the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department was amalgamated with the New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps, [6] resulting in one Ordnance organisation for the New Zealand Army.

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References

  1. ↑ McKie, Robert. "New Zealand Army Ordnance Department, 1917-1923". "To the Warrior his Arms" The History of the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps and its Predecessors. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "ARMY ORGANISATION". Vol. LIV, no. 16560. New Zealand Herald. 8 June 1917. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "DEFENCE STORES". No. 17033. Otago Daily Times. 18 June 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "NEW ZEALAND ARMY". Vol. XCIV, no. 24. Evening Post. 28 July 1917. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Bolton, Major J.S (1992). A History of the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps. RNZAOC. p. 251. ISBN   0477015816.
  6. ↑ "Ordnance Services". Vol. XCIX, no. 38. Evening Posr. 14 February 1920.
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