New Zealand Mounted Rifles





THE NEW  ZEALAND MOUNTED RIFLES
Covering the history and men of the mounted riflemen during World War One


3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles



3rd Auckland
Auckland Mounted Rifles
4th Waikato

11th North Auckland


2nd Queen Alexandra's Mtd Rifles

Wellington Mounted Rifles
6th Manawatu Mounted Rifles


9th Wellington East Coast
1st Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry
1st Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Canterbury Mounted Rifles



8th South Canterbury




10th Nelson Mounted Rifles

5th Otago Mounted Rifles
Otago Mounted Rifles



12th Otago Mounted Rifles


7th Southland Mounted Rifles

During World War One the New Zealand Mounted Rifles was made up of four Regiments.  Each of the Regiments contained three Squadrons from each of their local areas.  The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment consisted of the 3rd Auckland, the 4th Waikato and the 11th North Auckland Squadrons. The Wellington Regiments consisted of the 2nd Queen Alexandra's, the 6th Manawatu and the 9th Wellington East Coast Squadrons.  In the South Island, the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment consisted of the 1st Canterbury, the 8th South Canterbury and the 10th Nelson Squadrons.  In the deep South, the Otago Mounted Rifles were made up of the 5th Otago, the 12th Otago and the 7th Southland Mounted Rifles Squadrons.  The hat badges of each Squadron listed above.




Irishman Major John Howard Alexander came from the Royal Engineers in 1916 to become O.C. Anzac Mounted Division, Field Engineers. His innovation and design enhanced, and greatly improved water pumps of the day. His developments allowed the Anzacs to cross the Sinai Desert with great speed. By driving "Spear Point Pumps" with either sledge hammers or monkey-pulley bars the Engineers were able to penetrate quickly through loose sand to access water tables found in depressions beneath Hods. A process that bypassed the time consuming traditional well-digging with pick and shovel.

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auckland mounteds history of ww1
Now available to download the full text of the 1921 published volume. of the Auckland Mounted Rifles history during WWI. Please note this eBook has no photographs or maps that were included in the original book - this obmission is to make the eBook as small a download as possible.
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