Trentham Military 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:

• Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
• Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ)
• New Zealand Defence College
• NZDF Command and Staff College
• 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)- MS and MCM
• Capability Branch (Cap Br)

Units at Trentham Army Camp include:

• Trade Training School (TTS)
• Trentham Regional Support Battalion (TRSB)
• 1 NZ Military Intelligence Company
• Force Military Police Company
• 1 NZ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron
• B Coy, 7 WnHB Bn Gp

[edit] Civilian police

Prior to 1981 the camp was also home to the Royal New Zealand Police College.

[edit] 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