New Zealand soldiers see first combat of the war when they help defend the Suez Canal from an attack by Ottoman troops at Serapeum, just south of Ismailia. Private William Ham, severely wounded during the fighting, becomes the NZEF's first combat fatality two days later. Read more
1915-02-03: New Zealand soldiers see first combat
New Zealand soldiers see first combat of the war when they help defend the Suez Canal from an attack by Ottoman troops at Serapeum, just south of Ismailia. Private William Ham, severely wounded during the fighting, becomes the NZEF's first combat fatality two days later. Read more