The 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles, previously known as the 1st Regiment, Nelson Mounted Rifles was a military unit based in Nelson, New Zealand. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of Gallipoli. As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (of the ANZAC Mounted Division) they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.[1][2]

History

Originally formed as the 1st Regiment, Nelson Mounted Rifles on 1 October 1901 with its headquarters in Nelson from the existing volunteer squadrons:[3]

  • A Sqn (Marlborough Mounted Rifle Volunteers) at Blenheim
  • B Sqn (Wakatu Mounted Rifle Volunteers) at Nelson
  • C Sqn (Takaka Mounted Rifle Volunteers) at Takaka
  • D Sqn (Motueka Mounted Rifle Volunteers) at Motueka

First World War

The unit was renamed the 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles on 17 March 1911. They were mobilised during World War I as a squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment.

Between the wars

In 1917 they were renamed the 10th (Nelson and Marlborough) Mounted Rifle Regiment and in 1921 became The Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles.

Second World War

The regiment began mobilisation for war in 1941 as the cavalry regiment of 11th Brigade Group, 5th Division.[4] On 1 January 1942 it was renamed the 10th Light Armoured Fighting Vehicles Regiment (Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles). On 29 March 1944, 10th Light Armoured Fighting Vehicles Regiment (Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles) was absorbed into the 3rd Armoured Regiment.[1]

Military actions

Battle honours

Main article: Battle honours of the British and Imperial Armies

Alliances

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "firstaif". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  2. ^ "diggerhistory". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. ^ "The Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles [NewZealand]". www.regiments.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ Cooke and Crawford, 2011, 275.
  5. ^ Thomas, Malcolm; Lord, Cliff (1995). New Zealand Army distinguishing patches, 1911-1991, Part 1. Malcolm Thomas. p. 169. ISBN 0473032902.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_(Nelson)_Mounted_Rifles
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