Prime Minister William Massey and Sir Joseph Ward inspect the Otago Mounted Rifles, France, 3 July 1918
Active
1911–1921
Country
New Zealand
Allegiance
New Zealand Crown
Branch
New Zealand Army
Role
Mounted
Size
Regiment
Part of
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade New Zealand Division
Engagements
Great War
Commanders
Notable commanders
Arthur Bauchop
Military unit
Regimental Guidon of the Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment in First Church of Otago, Dunedin, listing eleven battle honours[1]
The Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment was a New Zealand Mounted Regiment formed for service during World War I. 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They saw service during the Battle of Gallipoli, with the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade and was later withdrawn to Egypt.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.
^"Otago Mounted Rifles". New Zealand Mounted Rifles Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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