To provide some context to these entries I quote the introductory text for the 65th Regiment list (pp.67-68).
'Section 13 65th (2nd YORKSHIRE NORTH RIDING) REGIMENT
Of all the regiments the 65th, known as "The Royal Tigers" from their badge (granted for services in India), had the longest association with New Zealand and well over eleven hundred of their rank and file took their discharge here. They served all over the North Island and were known by the Maoris as "The Hickety Pips", their version of "65th". In many ways their activities followed the same pattern as those of the 58th. During the period August 1845 to May 1846 the Regiment provided guards for eight convict ships, six for Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and the CHINA and JOHN CALVIN for Norfolk Island. After delivering the convicts the guards went on to Sydney, either on the same ships or by transferring to one of the others as convenient. Then in 1846, when disturbances broke out in New Zealand in the Hutt Valley, most of the available guards were hurriedly shipped over to Wellington on the LEVANT. Meanwhile the main part of the Regiment had embarked at Woolwich on the JAVA which called in at Hobart Town on its way to Sydney. Not long after arrival there the ship was re-chartered to take the troops across to New Zealand; two companies (about 200 men) disembarked at the Bay of Islands while the rest continued down to Auckland. Unfortunately owing to an outbreak of measles amongst the children at Chatham, then the Depot of the 65th, no married officers or soldiers had been allowed to travel out from England on the JAVA; they followed later on the SIR ROBERT PEEL which, in addition to the Commanding Officer Lieut. Colonel Gold with his wife and four children, carried the Sergeant Major, Quarter master Sergeant, Armourer Sergeant, Drum Major, Orderly Room Clerk, three Colour Sergeants, eight Sergeants, three Corporals, 42 privates, 51 women & 79 children; the privates must have had a hard time with so many senior NCOs on board. In July 1847 the 65th was ordered to move down to Wellington, being relieved in Auckland by the 58th. Between October 1846 and November 1852 guards were provided on ten more convict ships from UK to Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales and in each case these guards were ferried across the Tasman to New Zealand on whatever shipping was available. In addition further reinforcements were sent out from Britain during 1852-64 going direct to NZ. When the 58th left for England in November 1858 the 65th was, briefly, the sole garrison in these parts; the headquarters were by then in Auckland with detachments at Wellington, Taranaki and Napier. However from 1860 onwards disturbances broke out in Taranaki and elsewhere and other regiments were soon sent over. The 65th were heavily involved in Taranaki, and later in the Waikato including the battles at Rangiriri (November 1863) and Orakau (April 1864). Finally, after just over 19 years in New Zealand, the Regiment embarked for England in October 1865 on the two ships ROB ROY and JOHN TEMPERLEY. Additional enlistment particulars, giving the place and the recruit's age at that time, are also included for nearly five hundred of the soldiers in our list and are given from page 100 onwards. This information is not available here for those who enlisted before April 1845, or between December 1846 and July 1851, or those who transferred from another regiment, but can be deduced if the recruit was a "Boy" at the time as his promotion to Private would have taken place on his 15th birthday.'
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