词条 | Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
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|unit_name=Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment |abbreviation= |image=Otago Mounted Rifles, France, 1918.jpg |image_size=300px |caption=Prime Minister William Massey and Sir Joseph Ward inspect the Otago Mounted Rifles, France, 3 July 1918 |dates= 1911–1921 |country= New Zealand |allegiance= New Zealand Crown |branch= New Zealand Army |type= |role= Mounted |size= Regiment |command_structure= New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade New Zealand Division |equipment= |Past Commanders= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_2= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= Great War |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= }} The Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment was a New Zealand Mounted Regiment formed for service during the Great War. It was formed from units of the Territorial Force consisting of the 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars), the 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles and the 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles. They saw service during the Battle of Gallipoli, with the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and was later withdrawn to Egypt. They later left the brigade and served in France with the New Zealand Division becoming the only New Zealand Mounted troops to serve in France. Great War Battles
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nzmr.org/otago.htm|title=Otago Mounted Rifles|publisher=New Zealand Mounted Rifles Association|accessdate=2009-08-16}} Further reading
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6 : Military units and formations established in 1914|New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade|Mounted infantry regiments of New Zealand in World War I|History of Otago|1914 establishments in New Zealand|Military units and formations disestablished in 1921 |
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