There's a torn and silent valley: There's a tiny rivulet With some blood upon the stones beside its mouth There are lines of buried bones: There's an unpaid waiting debt: There's a sound of gentle sobbing in the South.
January. 1916.
New Zealand Transports of the Main Body.
| Tons | Knots | Port of Departure | Units on Board | Numbers Carried | ||
| N.Z.T. No. 3 | "Maunganui" | 7,527 | 16 | Wellington | Headquarters N.Z. Infantry Brigade Field Troop N.Z.E. Wellington Infantry Battalion (West Coast Coy.) N.Z. Mounted Field Ambulance | 38 Officers 528 Men 204 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 4 | "Tahiti" | 7,585 | 17 | Lyttelton | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regt. Wellington Mounted Rifles Regt. (1 Squadron) Wellington Infantry Battalion (West Coast Coy.) Canterbury Infantry Battalion (1 Company) | 30 Officers 611 Men 282 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 5 | "Ruapehu" | 7,885 | 13 | Port Chalmers | Otago Mounted Rifles Regt. (1 Squadron) Otago Infantry Battalion (less 2 Companies and Machine Gun Section) | 31 Officers 785 Men 244 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 6 | "Orari" | 6,800 | 12 | Wellington | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regt. (East Coast Squadron and 2 Troops) Otago Infantry Battalion (less 2 Companies and Machine Gun Section) Surplus horses from other transports | 16 Officers 269 Men 728 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 7 | "Limerick" | 6,827 | 13 | Wellington | Wellington N.Z. Field Artillery Brigade (in part) Wellington Infantry Batallion (No. 7 and 8 Platoons | 21 Officers 495 Men 348 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 8 | "Star of India" | 6,800 | 11 | Auckland | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regt. New Zealand Field Ambulance | 30 Officers 652 Men 395 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 9 | "Hawkes Bay" | 7,207 | 13 | Port Chalmers | Otago Mounted Rifles Regt. (less 1 Squadron) Otago Infantry Battalion (2 Companies and Machine Gun Section) | 40 Officers 930 Men 569 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 10 | "Arawa" | 9,372 | 12 | Wellington | Wellington Infantry Battalion (less West Coast Coy. and 7 and 8 Platoons) Wellington Mounted Rifles Regt. (less 2 troops) Field Artillery Brigade (in part) Signal Troop N.Z.E. | 59 Officers 1,259 Men 215 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 11 | "Athenic" | 12,234 | 12 | Lyttelton | Headquarters Mounted Rifles Brigade Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regt. (2 Squadrons) Canterbury Infantry Battalion (less 1 Company) | 54 Officers 1,259 Men 339 Horses |
| N.Z.T. No. 12 | "Waimana" | 10,389 | 14 | Auckland | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment Auckland Infantry Battalion N.Z. Signal Company N.Z. Divisional Train | 61 Officers 1,400 Men 496 Horses |
In addition to the units mentioned each transport carried the usual details—Naval Transport Officer, Medical Officers, Chaplains, etc. N.Z.T. No. 1 (s.s. "Moeraki") and N.Z.T. No. 2 (s.s. "Monowai") took the Samoan Force in August, 1914.
Transports Carrying the New Zealand and Australian Division from Alexandria to Gallipoli, April 1915.
| Name of Transport. | O.C. Troops. | Adjutant. | Units on Board |
| "ACHAIA" | Major H. Hart Wellington Battalion | Lieut. A. J. Cross Wellington Battalion | Units on Board Wellington Infantry Battalion (2 Companies) |
| "ITONUS" | Lt.-Col. W. G. Malone Wellington Battalion | Capt. M. McDonnell Wellington Battalion | Wellington Infantry Battalion (less 2 Companies) Canterbury Infantry Battalion (2 Companies) |
| "KATUNA" | Major F. Symon R.N.Z.A. | Capt. Clyde McGilp N.Z.F.A. | Headquarters Field Artillery Brigade Canterbury Infantry Battalion (2 Companies) 1st Battery N.Z.F.A. |
| "LUTZOW" | Lt.-Col. A. Plugge Auckland Battalion | Capt. A. G. B. Price Auckland Battalion | Divisional Headquarters Auckland Infantry Battalion Divisional Signal Company (Headquarters and No. 1 Section) Canterbury Battalion (less 2 Companies) |
| "GOSLAR" | Major F. Fergusson Royal Engineers | Capt. F. Waite N.Z.E. | Headquarters Divisional Engineers. N.Z. Engineers No. 1 Field Company New Zealand Engineers Headquarters New Zealand Infantry Brigade No. 1 Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps Headquarters No. 2 Company Divisional Train and Details, N.Z.A.S.C. Divisional Signal Company (Brigade Section) |
| "ANNABERG" | Lt.-Col. A. Moore Otago Battalion | Lieut. J. S. Reid Otago Battalion | Otago Infantry Battalion |
| "HAIDAR PASHA" | Lt.-Col. Pope 16th Battalion | Capt. R. T. McDonald 16th Battalion | 16th Battalion Australian Infantry (Headquarters and 3 Companies) |
| "SEEANGBEE" | Major H. R. Carter 15th Battalion | Capt. C. P. Corsor 15th Battalion | 13th Battalion Australian Infantry (1 Company) 15th Battalion Australian Infantry (2 Companies) 16th Battalion Australian Infantry (1 Company) |
| "AUSTRALIND" | Lt.-Col Cannan 15th Battalion | Capt. W. C. Willis 15th Battalion | 4th New Zealand Howitzer Battery and Ammunition Column 15th Battalion Australian Infantry (less 2 Companies) |
| "SEEANGCHUN" | Lt.-Col. R. E. Courtne 14th Battalion | Capt. C. M. H Dare 14th Battalion | Headquarters 4th Australian Infantry Brigade 14th Battalion Australian Infantry |
| "CALIFORNIAN" | Major I. T. Standish R.N.Z.A. | Lieut. C. Carrington N.Z.F.A. | 3rd Battery New Zealand Field Artillery Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade 4th Australian Field Ambulance |
| "ASCOT" | Lt.-Col. G. J. Burnage 13th Battalion | Capt. J. H. A. Durrant 13th Battalion | 13th Battalion Australian Infantry Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade (Headquarters and 3 Companies) 4th Australian Company Divisional Train (Headquarters and Supply Section) |
| "SURADA" | Major F. B. Sykes Royal Artillery | Lieut. V. Rogers R.N.Z.A. | 2nd Battery New Zealand Field Artillery No. 2 Brigade Ammunition Column |