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3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles
Active1911–1921
CountryNew Zealand
AllegianceNew Zealand Crown
BranchNew Zealand Army
RoleMounted
SizeRegiment
Part ofNew Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
EngagementsWorld War I
Middle Eastern Theatre during the Great War

The 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during the First World War as a squadron of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment. 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]

Great War Battles

Between the Wars

They were renamed the 3rd New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Auckland) in 1921. This was later changed to Auckland (East Coast) Mounted Rifles, which became part of the 1st Armoured Regiment on 29 March 1944.[1]

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