The following is a list of notable New Zealand people associated with the military, including those who participated in warfare or saw active service in New Zealand.

Musket Wars

Hone Heke - Nga Puhi tribal chief and war leader Hongi Hika - Nga Puhi tribal chief and war leader Te Pēhi Kupe Te Rangihaeata Te Rauparaha Tītore - Nga Puhi tribal chief; led war parties to the East Cape in 1820 and 1821 and participated in the Girls' War

New Zealand Wars

Samuel Austin - recipient of the New Zealand Cross Duncan Alexander Cameron - Commander of British forces during part of the New Zealand Wars George Jackson Carey Robert Carey - Commander of British forces at the Battle of Ōrākau Trevor Chute - Commander of British forces during part of the New Zealand Wars Thomas Bernard Collinson - Corps of Royal Engineers, Board of Ordnance, New Zealand, 1846–1850. Hosey's Battle, Whanganui, 1847 Robert FitzRoy - Captain in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Colony of New Zealand, Vice-Admiral of New Zealand, 1843-1845, Colonel of the Auckland Battalion of Militia, 1845. Flagstaff War, 1845 Charles Emilius Gold - Commander of British forces during the early stages of the First Taranaki War, part of the New Zealand Wars Charles Heaphy - recipient of the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions during an engagement in the Invasion of the Waikato; a surveyor and explorer prior to the New Zealand Wars, he was later a Member of Parliament William Magee Hunter (1834-1868) Tāmati Wāka Nene - Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāpuhi iwi. British ally, Flagstaff War, 1845–1846 Marmaduke Nixon - officer in the militia during the Invasion of the Waikato; killed in action at Rangiaowhia William Odgers VC - first man to win the Victoria Cross in the New Zealand land wars Thomas Simson Pratt - British commander in the First Taranaki War George Preece - officer in the Armed Constabulary during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars and recipient of the New Zealand Cross Kepa Te Rangihiwinui - Maori leader on British side in the Taranaki Wars Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester - British naval commander in New Zealand, 1860-1861 Te Kooti - the founder of the Ringatū religion and guerrilla fighter during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars Tītokowaru - Ngāti Ruanui tribal chief and war leader during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars Ropata Wahawaha - Ngāti Porou tribal chief who fought on the British side during the later stages of the New Zealand Wars

Boer War Edward Chaytor - commanded the Second and Eighth Contingents sent to South Africa; commanded the ANZAC Mounted Division during World War I and was Commandant of the New Zealand Military Forces, from 1919 to 1924 Janet Gillies, nurse William James Hardham - awarded Victoria Cross, later served in World War I John Gethin Hughes - soldier in the First Contingent sent to South Africa and first New Zealand recipient of the Distinguished Service Order; later commanded an infantry battalion at Gallipoli during World War I James O'Sullivan - defence storekeeper at the time of Boer War Alfred William Robin - commanded the First Contingent sent to South Africa; later Commandant of the New Zealand Military Forces, from 1914 to 1919

World War I

Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill - Platoon Commander and first New Zealander to scale the walls of Le Quesnoy Ronald Bannerman - World War I fighter ace Cyril Bassett - first soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to receive the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions during the Battle of Chunuk Bair at Gallipoli, in August 1915 Arthur Bauchop - commander of the Otago Mounted Rifles Harold Beamish - fighter ace with No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service William Thomas Beck - first New Zealand soldier ashore at Gallipoli Charles Mackie Begg - medical officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front Charles Henry Brown - officer who served at Gallipoli and commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; killed in action during the Battle of Messines in 1917 Donald Forrester Brown - posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the first such award to a soldier of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force serving on the Western Front Keith Caldwell - fighter ace and commander of the Royal Flying Corps' No. 74 Squadron; later a senior officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II and the postwar period Thomas Culling - first New Zealand fighter ace of World War I James Lloyd Findlay - soldier and fighter pilot Nora FitzGibbon - nurse Harry Fulton - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; killed in action in 1918 Herbert Ernest Hart - senior officer who served at Gallipoli and commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; later administrator of Western Samoa Francis Earl Johnston - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade at Gallipoli and on the Western Front; killed in action in 1917 George Napier Johnston - Commander Royal Artillery of the New Zealand Division George Augustus King - officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front; killed in action during the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 Norman Joseph Levien - Ordnance Officer Egypt, Gallipoli, France and United Kingdom William George Malone - Commander of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, killed in action at Gallipoli Thomas James McCristell - officer in charge of the Ordnance Corps in New Zealand Charles Melvill - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; later Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces, from 1924 to 1925 Arthur Plugge - officer who served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front Andrew Hamilton Russell - Commander of the New Zealand Division William Sinclair-Burgess - New Zealand officer serving with Australian forces James Waddell - New Zealand soldier serving with the French Foreign Legion Bright Williams - last surviving New Zealand Soldier of the First World War Robert Young - senior officer who commanded an infantry brigade on the Western Front; later Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces, from 1925 to 1931

World War II

(some served also in World War I) Russell Aitken - pilot in the Royal Air Force who pioneered the use of amphibian aircraft for rescuing downed British pilots during the Battle of Britain Leslie Andrew - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, Crete, and North Africa; also a Victoria Cross recipient of World War I Fred Baker - Commander, 28th Maori Battalion Fraser Barron - bomber pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; served with Bomber Command and one of only four personnel of the RNZAF to be awarded the Distinguished Service Order twice Harold Eric Barrowclough - Commander, 3rd New Zealand Division Minden Blake - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Stanley Browne - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Maurice Buckley - bomber pilot commander of No. 75 Squadron Brian Carbury - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Sir Roderick Carr - RAF Bomber Command and Chief of the Indian Air Force Johnny Checketts - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; commanded No. 485 Squadron RNZAF for a period in 1943 George Herbert Clifton - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and North Africa Wilfred Clouston - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded fighter squadrons during the course of World War II Basil Collyns - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Coningham - RAF Second Tactical Air Force commander Bill Crawford-Crompton - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded several squadrons and fighter wings during the course of World War II William Cunningham - Commandant of the Fiji Defence Force Dan Davin - 2NZEF officer and author of war history Alan Deere - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Antonio Dini - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force John Dinsdale - Coastal Command pilot and commander of No. 489 Squadron John Evelyn Duigan - Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, from 1937 to 1941 Owen Eagleson - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Keith Elliott - soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross Mick Ensor - Coastal Command pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, later serving in the Royal Air Force Geoffrey Bryson Fisken - RNZAF fighter ace, initially on Brewster Buffalo Mick Ensor - high decorated Coastal Command pilot of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, later served in the Royal Air Force Trevor Freeman - bomber and fighter pilot with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Baron Freyberg of Wellington - Commander, 2NZEF and 2nd New Zealand Division; later Governor-General of New Zealand Colin Falkland Gray - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded several squadrons and fighter wings during the course of World War II James Hayter - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Gilbert Hayton - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Michael Herrick - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; commanded No. 15 Squadron RNZAF for a period in 1943 Jack Hinton - soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross Thomas W. Horton - Commander of No 105 RAF Pathfinder squadron Clive Hulme - soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross Reginald Hyde - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Ivon Julian - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Lindsay Merritt Inglis - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy Edgar James "Cobber" Kain - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force; the first pilot to win a Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II Thomas Joseph King - DADOS HQ 2nd New Zealand Division Howard Karl "Kip" Kippenberger - Commander, 2nd New Zealand Division John Noble MacKenzie - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Haane Manahi - soldier and recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal Owen Mead - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF and the highest ranking soldier of the New Zealand Military Forces to be killed on active service Reginald Miles - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and North Africa Harold North - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Sir Keith Park - No. 11 Group RAF commander during the Battle of Britain; later commanded in Malta and Southeast Asia Nigel Park - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; nephew of Sir Keith Park Graham Beresford Parkinson - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, North Africa and Italy John Pattison - fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force; later transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and commanded No. 485 Squadron RNZAF for a period in 1944–45 Sir Peter Phipps - founding Chief of Defence Staff Edward Puttick - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and Crete; later Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Military Forces, from 1941 to 1945 Raymond Queree - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece, North Africa and Italy Paul Rabone - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force Jack Rae - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Robert Row - senior officer who served with the 2NZEF in Greece and in the Pacific; commanded 8th Brigade during the Battle of the Treasury Islands Warren Schrader - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Desmond J. Scott - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Gage Sise - Coastal Command pilot Irving Smith - fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal New Zealand Air Force; later served with the Royal Air Force in the postwar period