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

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Brigadier General William Meldrum, Serial No. 11/675. Commanded the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914 to 1917, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade 1917 to 1919. The New Zealand Veterinary Corps with about 1000 horses were assembled at a remount camp at Wallaceville, which is located between Trentham and the Upper Hutt. Napoleon told his brother that Wellington would remain on the defensive for the rest of 1812. Napoleon was wrong.

The Taranaki Rifles flag that was presented on the 25th June 1861 shows an interesting view of the regiments’ original badge.- Armed Forces:Historical Overview". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27 . Retrieved 2022-02-27. At 19:00 Turkish troops captured the northern section of the 9th Squadron trench. With no chance of any relief during daylight, the commanding officer was informed that two squadrons from the Canterbury Mounted Rifles would try to relieve the 9th Squadron after 20:00. [4] By this time the 6th Squadron had fought their way round the southern slopes of the hill and got within one hundred yards (91m) of the 9th Squadron's trench, but could make no further progress. As darkness approached Turkish fire reduced, and at 22:30 the Canterbury Mounted Rifles reached 9th Squadron and took over from them at 23:00. The 9th Squadron moved to the rear followed an hour later by the 2nd and 6th Squadrons. During the battle the squadrons were outnumbered and fighting at close quarters, but their casualties were rather light at nineteen dead and fifty-two wounded. [26] Walker's Ridge [ edit ]Cunningham, W. H.; Treadwell, C. A. L. & Hanna, J. S. (1928). The Wellington Regiment (NZEF) 1914–1919. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn. OCLC 20732280.

In 1964 the territorial regiments were merged into the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. The Wellington Regiment was amalgamated with the Hawke's Bay Regiment and became 7th Battalion (Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay), Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. [32] The 7th Battalion was itself later amalgamated with the 5th Battalion and became 5th/7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in 2012. [33] Wellington Company, 5/7 RNZIR now continues the traditions of the Wellington Regiment. Taranaki) Company. Cap and collar badges: Image of Mt Egmont/Taranaki. Collar badges: Smaller version of the cap badge. Motto: Primus in armis (First in arms). The Spanish army was essentially without uniforms, existing as it did in a country dominated by the French. Where formal uniforms could be obtained, they were white. Officers of the Royal Horse Guards in Spain: Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813 during the Peninsular War: picture by Denis Dighton

Revolt

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] In 1938, the Wellington Regiment endeavoured to establish a stronger link between the regiment and the city of Wellington. The regiment changed its name to the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) and was granted the freedom of the city of Wellington, which gave it the right to march "with swords drawn, colours flying and bayonets fixed" through the city. The Wellington Regiment was the first New Zealand regiment to receive such an honour. [19] Second World War [ edit ] Further information: Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) Big Table Top; the route the regiment used to climb the cliff is shown by the dotted line. Frontiersmen prided themselves on the possession of this badge, but it seemed that although allowed to wear it in New Zealand, as soon as they reached Egypt the military authorities took the badge away. Trooper Kelly is wearing a NZMR ‘type 6’ hat badge, ‘type 10’ basic frame C/11 hat badge and NZMR ‘type 1’ collar badges.

Corporal George William Hunt, Serial No. 7/1627, C Squadron 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Embarkation Date: 9 October 1915 (Killed in action 27 July 1917) Inevitably, Urban tells tales of remarkable bravery and endurance, which he balances by detailing the punishments awarded to those who ran away or were guilty of other misdeeds. Nor does he spare the regiment from criticism for its part in the disgraceful behaviour of the army after the capture of Badajos, for example. Every family has its good and bad members, and a regimental family is no different. A warts-and-all picture is much more credible. I can only speculate that these badges were manufactured in Egypt, and that the “17” under the crown most likely represents the unit number that was allocated to the NZ Veterinary Corps by the Director of Base Records in connection with the allotment of regimental numbers to men on active service.

Invasion

Final appointment D Squadron, Lieutenant (temporary Captain until joining the Expeditionary Force) Eric Hamilton Beamish, 9th (Wellington-East Coast) Mounted Rifles. Lord Wellington at the Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813 during the Peninsular War: picture by George Jones Retrieval of the 9WECMR Guidon Armistice Day 2021 by permission of the Mayor of Hastings Sandra Hazelhurst. On the 14th January 1915, the 3rd and 4th Reinforcements adopted the alphabetical system in naming the various squadrons and companies of the reinforcement drafts at Trentham. J. R. Gaunt & Son were the approved Government suppliers until April 1917, contracts were then passed to a number of different manufacturers.