Australian soldiers study a model at Petit Pont, near Romarin of the ground they are to assault on Messines Ridge. The total area covered was some quarter of an acre.	Grave of Freda, the harlequin Great Dane mascot of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade on Cannock Chase.
10th May 1919 and the Rifle Brigade leave Stafford. The flag presented by Lieutenant-Colonel N. F. Shepherd, commanding 5th (Reserve) Battalion of the Rifle Brigade to the mayor. He later presented the Messines Ridge model to Major- General Wanless O'Gowan on June 14th 1919	Mayor Mr J Rushton accepts the flag from Lieutenant-Colonel Shepherd. The flags were later lost by Stafford Council. Major-General Wanless O'Gowan (commander, Cannock Chase Reserve Centre) stands behind the bewigged clerk, along with several NZ dignatories.

Rifle Brigades had no Regimental colours, unlike other regiments and so a sterling silver musketry challenge-shield was presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Shepherd (now in the custody of the Defence Department)

The Duke of Connaught (a.k.a Lord Liverpool) inspects New Zealand troops shortly after the Battle of Messines in June 1917. He later visited troops at Brindley hospital and stayed at Beaudesert Hall (now a golf course).

The Duke of Connaught was Governor-General of Canada, and the Canadian Regiment Princess Patricia's Light Infantry was named after his daughter.