Chaplains

Contents

• • [covers]
  • New Zealand Chaplains — in the Second World War
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • FOREWORD
  • REGULATIONS
  • FIELD-MARSHALS
  • COURAGE
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • LIST OF MAPS
• • Chaplains in the Second New Zealand — Expeditionary Force
  • CHAPTER 1 — ORIGINS
    • [section]
    • Royal Army Chaplains' Department
    • New Zealand Army Chaplains' Department
  • CHAPTER 2 — THE CHAPLAIN GOES INTO CAMP
    • [section]
    • Civilian to Soldier
    • Troopships
  • CHAPTER 3 — ARRIVAL IN EGYPT
    • [section]
    • Influence of the GOC
    • Chaplains' Conferences
    • Unit Chaplains
    • Denominational Considerations
    • The Western Desert
    • The Second Echelon
    • Preparations for Greece
  • CHAPTER 4 — GREECE AND CRETE
    • [section]
    • Transport for Chaplains
    • Church Services in Greece
    • Under Fire
    • Dealing with Casualties
    • Crete
    • Lessons Learned
  • CHAPTER 5 — BASE CAMPS, 1941
    • [section]
    • Rank of Chaplains
    • Chaplains' Uniform
    • Ecclesiastical Robes
    • The Welfare Workers
    • Concert Parties
  • CHAPTER 6 — LIBYA 1941
    • [section]
    • Fighting in Libya
    • The Position of Senior Chaplain
    • Duties of SCF, 2nd NZEF
    • Senior Chaplains in the 2nd NZEF
    • Senior Roman Catholic Chaplain
    • Senior Chaplain at Divisional Headquarters
  • CHAPTER 7 — SYRIA
    • [section]
    • Patriotic Fund
    • Regimental Funds
    • Unit Libraries
    • Evening Activities
    • Aleppo
    • Chaplains' Courses
    • Routine Work
    • Morale
  • CHAPTER 8 — ALAMEIN
    • [section]
    • Unit Chaplains
    • Batmen-Drivers
  • CHAPTER 9 — IN ACTION
    • [section]
    • With the Infantry
    • Night Attacks
    • Burials
    • Letters
    • Daytime in the Front Line
    • The Maori Chaplains
    • With the Field Regiments
  • CHAPTER 10 — THE ROAD TO TUNIS
    • [section]
    • With the ASC
    • Tripoli
    • Organised Vice
    • The Padre's Hour
    • Divisional Units
    • The Wounded in the Field
    • Casualty Clearing Station
    • The Divisional Cavalry
    • End of Tunisian Campaign
    • Morale
  • CHAPTER 11 — BASE, 1943
    • [section]
    • Prisons
    • Domestic Problems
    • Weddings
    • Confirmations
    • General Hospitals
    • Convalescent Depots
    • Hospital Ships
    • Railway Companies
  • CHAPTER 12 — CHURCH PARADES
    • [section]
    • Denominational Church Parades
    • Compulsory Church Parades
    • Grousing
    • What did the Soldier think?
    • Front-line Religion
    • Memorial Services
    • Conclusions
  • CHAPTER 13 — ITALY
    • [section]
    • Battles in Italy
    • The Armoured Brigade
    • Communicant Groups
    • The Engineers
    • Leadership School
    • Courses for Chaplains
    • Prisoners of War
    • Thanksgiving Celebrations for Victory
  • CHAPTER 14 — THE PACIFIC
    • [section]
    • General Conditions
    • The Chaplains
    • Chapels
    • Contact with Missionaries
    • Routine Religion
    • Contact with the Americans
    • In Action
  • CHAPTER 15 — DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
    • [section]
    • Contact with New Zealand
    • The Keeping of Records
    • The Denomination as a Unit
    • Communicant Forms
    • Helping the Chaplain
    • The Ideal Organisation
  • CHAPTER 16 — CONCLUSIONS
    • [section]
    • What are Chaplains for?
    • What makes a good Chaplain?
    • Dividends
  • ROLL OF HONOUR
  • HONOURS AND AWARDS
  • Chaplains in the Royal New Zealand Navy
  • CHAPLAINS IN THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY
    • [section]
    • The Official Attitude towards Religion in the Royal Navy
    • Chaplains in the Royal New Zealand Navy, 1939–45
    • Hospital and Welfare Duties
    • General Impressions
  • HONOURS AND AWARDS
  • Chaplains in the Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • CHAPLAINS IN THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
    • [section]
    • Appointment of full-time Chaplains
    • In the Pacific
    • On Guadalcanal and New Georgia
    • Work in the Forward Area
  • HONOURS AND AWARDS
  • The Chaplains' Department in New Zealand 1939–45
  • THE CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT IN NEW ZEALAND 1939–45
    • [section]
    • Chaplains in the Royal New Zealand Air Force
• [backmatter]

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Title: Chaplains

Authors:

• Underhill, Rev. M. L.
• Ross, Squadron Leader J. M. S.
• Waters, Sydney D.
• Winhall, Rev. N. E.

Digitisation Funded By: Mary Weston

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1950, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

Keywords: New Zealand World War II History

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