▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁" lem on ▁s que e zer " ▁hat ▁to ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force . ▁By ▁having ▁his ▁troops ▁push ▁out ▁its ▁crown ▁and ▁indent ing ▁its ▁sides , ▁the ▁hat ▁mirror ed ▁the ▁outline ▁of ▁Mount ▁Tar an aki , ▁thereby ▁providing ▁a ▁link ▁for ▁the ▁regiment ▁to ▁its ▁parent ▁region , ▁and , ▁more ▁pract ically , ▁allowed ▁rain ▁to ▁easily ▁run ▁off ▁the ▁hat . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁the ▁le mon ▁s que e zer ▁hat ▁was ▁formally ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Military ▁Forces . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁Mal one ▁had ▁been ▁convinced ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁that ▁war ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁horizon ▁and ▁prepared ▁himself ▁accordingly . ▁He ▁studied ▁military ▁history ▁and ▁practices ▁intens ively , ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁physical ▁fit ness ▁and ▁condition ing ▁programme ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁military ▁service . ▁This ▁re put edly ▁included ▁his ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁a ▁military ▁camp ▁bed . ▁Upon ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁either ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁or ▁over se as . ▁Well ▁regarded ▁by ▁his ▁super iors ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Infantry ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁( N ZE F ). ▁ ▁The ▁batt alion ▁emb ark ed ▁from ▁Well ington ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁for ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁upon ▁arrival , ▁was ▁primarily ▁engaged ▁in ▁training ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁deployed ▁along