Category Archives: New Zealand

Reconciling the Frontiersmen

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Topic December 2022 / January 2023. There are always two sides to an argument. Admittedly some times it is difficult to see the other side, which can often have little merit. When the Independent Overseas Command of the Legion of Frontiersmen … Continue reading →

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The Lost Squadron

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Topic February / March 2020.  The Lost Squadron and Major E. H. Rhodes-Wood. It is too much to ask you to write to Woodall in India, Brown in Russia, Smith in Malaya, Jones in China and Robinson in Patagonia. Few … Continue reading →

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Real Austerity

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Topic August / September 2019. It was not until 1922 that the Legion of Frontiersmen recovered in any way from the losses of the First War. The Legion had grown so rapidly in its first ten years and with such … Continue reading →

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The Frontiersmen’s Lorry

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Roger Pocock

Topic October/November 2016. A tale of the First War in East Africa and the frustrations of bureaucracy. By the time the 25th battalion Royal Fusiliers (Legion of Frontiersmen) arrived in East Africa in 1915, the actions of the Indian Army … Continue reading →

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Supporting the Authorities

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Roger Pocock

Topic August/September 2016.  Supporting the Legal Authorities (even when their cause may be doubtful).  Although in most countries the Frontiersmen have not received official recognition, their services have regularly been sought. Sometimes the tasks they have been given may have … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to the Ladies (Topic Dec 15 / Jan 16)

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Roger Pocock

Recently we have been asked about the involvement of ladies in the Legion of Frontiersmen, especially in the early years. Nowadays they are accepted on equal terms. In those early years many Frontiersmen had seen how much hard work women … Continue reading →

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A Notable New Zealander

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Roger Pocock

Early Frontiersmen in New Zealand: Ernest Gladhill d’Esterre (c1880-1954) Possibly the most successful organising officer for New Zealand’s Frontiersmen by Bruce G Fuller (1934-2013) Ernest Gladhill d’Esterre was born in Sarzana, Italy,1880. His father was Eugene d’Esterre a mining engineer … Continue reading →

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