11th_(North_Auckland)_Mounted_Rifles

11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles

11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles

Military unit

The 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles was formed on 17 March 1911. They were mobilised during World War I as a squadron of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of Gallipoli. As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (of the ANZAC Mounted Division) they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine campaign.[1][2]

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Middle Eastern Theatre during the Great War

Great War Battles

Between the wars

They became the 9th New Zealand Mounted Rifles (North Auckland) in 1921 and later was renamed the North Auckland Mounted Rifles, which was absorbed into the 1st Armoured Regiment, on 29 March 1944.[1]

Alliances

References

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    "firstaif". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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    "diggerhistory". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. [3]
    Thomas, Malcolm; Lord, Cliff (1995). New Zealand Army distinguishing patches, 1911-1991, Part 1. Malcolm Thomas. p. 169. ISBN 0473032902.
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