Wellington's Rifles: The Origins, Development and Battles of the Rifle Regiments in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo

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In this they were responding to the previous success of the French. One commentator has recorded that Napoleon's astonishing run of victories in Europe was due largely to the efficiency of his light infantry, who were equipped with rifles. For the British army to be able to learn and exploit this lesson they needed to be trained in a new way. To understand how different this method of fighting was from what had gone before, Mark Urban describes both this process and the results that followed on the battlefield. Trooper John Hogg Phillips, Serial No. 9/1945, D Squadron, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, Embarkation Date: 14 January 1916.

The first reinforcement badges to appear on the NZMR Reinforcement radar screen belong to the New Zealand Veterinary Corps. a b c d e f g h i "1917 – Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline". New Zealand History . Retrieved 18 November 2013. As Wellington advanced, his army’s base of supply was moved from Lisbon in Portugal to Santander in the north-east of Spain. Henderson, Jim (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington: Historical Publications Branch. OCLC 1113183381. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help) Shoulder title worn by all infantry units (‘New Zealand Rifles’) except the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.If its guidance you seek, I am only too happy to point you in the right direction. You can ask questions regarding badges via this forum, for Wellington Volunteer uniforms and history, we can use the militarianz forum, or you are welcome to send me a PM with your questions. In September the brigade, now only twenty officers and 229 other ranks, was relieved by the Australians and left the peninsula for the rest camp on the island of Lemnos, arriving at Moudros on 14 September. [56] While recuperating the survivors were joined by, thirty officers and 1,060 other ranks, replacements for their casualties. [57] Vitoria lies at the eastern end of a rectangular plain stretching from east to west. The main road to France heads north-east across the plain. The Madrid road runs to the south-west. Forming a cross-roads with these roads are the north-south road

Trooper Stanley George Watson Annand, Serial No. 7/2226, C Squadron, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Embarkation Date: 4 March 1916 (Killed in action 1 October 1916) The four companies were NZEF counterparts of the regional Territorial regiments created in March 1911. They adopted the identifying badge of the corresponding Territorial unit.

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On 8 May 1915, the regiment, reduced to twenty-five officers and 453 other ranks (some men had to stay behind to look after the horses), with the remainder of the brigade, sailed for Gallipoli and landed three days later, under small arms fire, at ANZAC Cove, as part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). [16] In 1921 they became the 7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Wellington East Coast) and later still became the Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles, which was later absorbed into the 2nd Armoured Regiment, on the 29 March 1944. [2]

Unfortunately we have been unable to find a photograph of a member of H Squadron (Otago MR), however I have found an interesting report from "H" Squadrons Sergeant-Major W. Graham who states:- "that his squadron with the Otago Mounteds consists of all Gisborne men with the exception of three N.C.O.'s and the three officers. This is the first full squadron of Gisborn men in training to leave the country as one squadron." The King’s German Legion (KGL) was formed largely from the old disbanded Hanoverian army. The KGL owed its allegiance to King George III of Great Britain, as the Elector of Hanover and fought with the British army. The KGL comprised both cavalry and infantry regiments. KGL uniforms followed the British. The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment comprised three squadrons, each with about 180 men. Here are their badges: Retrieval of the 9WECMR Guidon Armistice Day 2021 by permission of the Mayor of Hastings Sandra Hazelhurst.

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In 1963 the unit was amalgamated into 1 Armoured Squadron (Queen Alexandra’s) and on 1 st September 1970 it was renamed Queen Alexandra’s (Waikato/Wellington East Coast) Squadron RNZAC with its Headquarters based in at Waiouru. Following Salamanca, on 12 th August 1812, Wellington occupied Madrid, the Spanish capital, driving Joseph into a hurried retreat to the east with his army and the Spanish rash enough to support him. Wellington East Coast) Squadron. Cap badge: A horse forcene over a scroll with the regimental motto. Collar badges: Smaller version of the cap badge. Motto: Fortes fortuna juvat (Fortune favours the brave) . Formation of squadrons Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers shoulder title, A Company (Royal Rifle Volunteers) circa 1898 – 1910. This Trooper is wearing a ‘type 7’ basic frame A/9 hat badge and “First Type” Mounted Rifles collar badges.