6 th ▁Field ▁Regiment , ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Art illery ▁and ▁support ▁elements ▁arrived ▁later ▁during ▁the ▁conflict ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁force ▁arrived ▁at ▁P us an ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January , ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁ 2 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁representing ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Commonwealth ▁Division , ▁along ▁with ▁Australian , ▁Canadian , ▁and ▁Indian ▁forces . ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁immediately ▁saw ▁combat ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁operations ▁which ▁led ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁forces ▁back ▁to ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Par allel , ▁later ▁re capt uring ▁Se oul ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁Kay force ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁that ▁the ▁last ▁New ▁Zealand ▁soldiers ▁had ▁left ▁Korea . ▁In ▁all , ▁about ▁ 4 7 0 0 ▁men ▁served ▁with ▁Kay force . ▁ ▁Mal aya ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 6 4 , ▁Indones ia - B or neo ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 6 ▁▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁forces ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency , ▁and ▁the ▁Con front ation ▁with ▁Indones ia . ▁A ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁squad ron ▁was ▁raised ▁for ▁this ▁commit ment , ▁but ▁most ▁forces ▁came