Trentham Military Camp

Trentham Military Camp
Trentham, New Zealand
Trentham Military Camp
Coordinates
Type	Military Camp
Site information
Controlled by	New Zealand Defence Force
Site history
In use	c.1914–present

Trentham Military Camp is a New Zealand Defence Force facility located in Trentham, Upper Hutt, near Wellington. Originally an Army installation, it is now run by Defence and accommodates all three services. It also hosts Joint NZDF facilities including:

• Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
• Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ), Private Bag 900 or 2 Seddul Bahr Road.
• New Zealand Defence College (incorporating former Staff Colleges)
• Command Staff College
• NZDF Personnel Records, Archives & Medals

Elements of Army General Staff at Trentham Camp including Messines Defence Centre are:

• Logistic Executive (Log Exec)
• Human Resources Executive (HR Exec)- Military Secretary (MS) and Military Career Management (MCM)
• Capability Branch (Cap Br)

Units at Trentham Military Camp include:

• Trade Training School (TTS)
• Wellington Regional Support Centre (WRSC)
• 1st (New Zealand) Military Intelligence Company
• 1st (New Zealand) Military Police Company
• 1st (New Zealand) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron
• HQ Coy, 5/7 RNZIR
• 5th Military Police Detachment
• 7th Battalion Band
• Logistics Command (Land)

Civilian police

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

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