▁consider ations . ▁ ▁Initial ▁contributions ▁were ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁team ▁of ▁non - com bat ▁army ▁engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁battery ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Art illery ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁which ▁served ▁initially ▁with ▁the ▁Americans ▁until ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Australian ▁Task ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁There after , ▁the ▁battery ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Two ▁Comp an ies ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁inf antry , ▁Wh is ky ▁Company ▁and ▁Victor ▁Company , ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Australian ▁Task ▁Force ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Some ▁also ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁Training ▁teams ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁N Z ▁S AS ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁S AS ▁until ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁tro op ▁withdraw al ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁M embers ▁from ▁various ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁N Z ▁Army ▁also ▁served ▁with ▁U . S ▁and ▁Australian ▁air ▁and ▁caval ry ▁det ach ments ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁intelligence , ▁medical , ▁and ▁engineering . ▁In ▁all , ▁ 3 8 5 0 ▁military ▁personnel ▁from ▁all ▁military ▁branches ▁of ▁service ▁served ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁inf antry ▁account ed ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand