24 British military personnel of the New Zealand Wars

General Sir James Edward Alexander was a Scottish traveller, author and soldier in the British Army.

Sergeant Major Edwin Bezar was an English soldier and author who fought in the Crimean War, counter-insurgency in the Aden Settlement and the New Zealand Wars. At his death in 1936 aged 97 he was the last surviving soldier of the 57th Regiment that had fought in the New Zealand Wars; he may have been the war’s last surviving combatant but this is impossible to confirm due to incomplete records. In retirement he was an active public servant for the New Zealand Defence Department, including organising the first Maori Rifle Corps of Volunteers in the 1870s. He was a prolific correspondent and wrote an account of his experiences in the New Zealand Wars.

John Byrne, was a British Army soldier and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, was a British Army officer who fought in the Crimean War and part of the New Zealand Wars. He was later a governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

General Sir Trevor Chute, KCB was an Irish-born officer who served in the British Army during the Victorian era.

Andrew Clarke (British Army officer, born 1824)

Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Clarke, was a British soldier and governor, as well as a surveyor and politician in Australia.

John Thornton Down VC was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

George Gardiner VC DCM was born in Clonallon, Warrenpoint, County Down and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Walter Edward Gudgeon was a farmer, soldier, historian, land court judge, and colonial administrator.

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet was a British soldier and politician. 'Allan' in the surname was added in March 1880.

Surgeon General Sir Anthony Dickson Home VC KCB was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

John Lucas VC was a British Army soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Lieutenant General Sir William Alexander Mackinnon was Director-General of the British Army Medical Service (1889–1896).

Surgeon General William George Nicholas Manley, was a British Army officer, surgeon and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He received awards from several other countries, and is the only person to have been awarded both the VC and the Iron Cross.

Edward McKenna VC was a British Army soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

General Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton was a British general noted for his service throughout the Empire and particularly in the North-West Rebellion.

Surgeon General Sir James Mouat was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Frederick Pickard was a British Army officer and courtier. For his actions in New Zealand in 1863, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. After further service and promotion in the Royal Artillery, Pickard was appointed an Equerry to the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in 1871; seven years later, he was made Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse and Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen and promoted to lieutenant-colonel, but died of tuberculosis in France, aged 35, less than two years later.

Sir Thomas Simson Pratt, KCB was a British Army general. He served in the First Anglo-Chinese War (1839–1841), in India from 1843 to 1855 where he was deputy adjutant-general at Madras, and was Commander of the British Forces in Australia from 1856 to 1861. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General on 31 May 1865, and to full general eight years later.

Major General John Soame Richardson, was a British Army officer and Commander of the Forces in colonial New South Wales. He was born in Heydon, Norfolk, England.

Horatio Gordon Robley was a British soldier, artist and collector of the macabre, including mokomokai.

Sir Robert Dalrymple Ross (1827–1887) was an army officer, politician and businessman.

Thomas Thompson was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry James Warre was a British Army officer.