Category: Otago Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Army, World War I

Categories: New Zealand Army | New Zealand Army, World War I | Divisional Mounted Troops, New Zealand Army, World War I

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), Otago Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Army, World War I, the 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles, Otago Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Army, World War I and the 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles, Otago Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Army, World War I. They saw service during the Battle of Gallipoli, with the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and was later withdrawn to Egypt.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.

See: Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment


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Person Profiles (13)

07 Oct 1895 Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 26 Apr 1960
14 Sep 1891 New Zealand
06 May 1893 Auckland, New Zealand - 24 Oct 1974 photo
1892 Dunedin, New Zealand - 14 Nov 1918
bef 31 Dec 1887 Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - 24 Aug 1915
23 May 1890 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand - 23 Sep 1960
26 Oct 1896 India - 31 May 1973
19 Apr 1877 Balclutha, New Zealand - 16 Mar 1939 photo
17 Jan 1889 Saint Bathans, Otago, New Zealand - 06 Aug 1915 photo
20 Apr 1887 Gimmerburn, Otago, New Zealand - 09 Jun 1966
13 Aug 1885 Gimmerburn, Otago, New Zealand - 19 Sep 1957
24 Apr 1895 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
18 Mar 1894 Dunedin, New Zealand - 04 May 1989 photo




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