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3rd/6th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

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3rd/6th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Formal Indentification Badge worn on Service Dress Uniform of members of the 3/6 RNZIR
ActiveDecember 2012 – Present
Country New Zealand
AllegianceHM The King
BranchArmy
TypeReserve (Territorial Force)
RoleLight Role Infantry
SizeThree companies
Garrison/HQHQ - Auckland
Northland Company - Whangarei
Auckland Company - Auckland
Hauraki Company - Tauranga
Motto(s)Northland Company - Pour Devoir
Auckland Company - Sisit Prudentia
Hauraki Company - Ake Ake Kia Kaha
Commanders
Commanding officerLieutenant Colonel Nick Jones, ED
Regimental Sergeant-MajorWarrant Officer Class One Micheal Pettersson
Colonel of
the Regiment		Honouray Colonel Kenneth Brown ED

3rd/6th Battalion is a reserve infantry battalion in the New Zealand Army. The Battalion Headquarters is located at Auckland Army Centre, Grey Lynn (Arch Hill) with additional locations in Whangarei Army Centre, Tauranga Defence Centre, Hamilton Army Office and Rotorua Army Office. It consist of 3 active rifle companies; Northland Company (NTH Coy) , Auckland Company (AKL Coy) and Hauraki Company(HAU Coy)

Unit History

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3/6RNZIR was created from the amalgamation of the Territorial Army Unit on the 7th of December 2012 forming the 3rd Auckland Regiment (Count of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Battalion Group and the 6th Hauraki Regiment. The names of these units are retained in the sub-units that comprise the battalion and they trace their lineage back to militia units formed in the mid-19th Century. The battalion has a rich history of service and contribution in every major theatre of conflict since the Second Beor War, particularly in the World Wars of the 20th Century, and more recently support of New Zealand's Peacekeeping efforts aboard with our international partners

Lineage of 3rd/6th Battalion RNZIR
1911 1914[1] 1921[2] 1923[3] 1948[4] 1964[5] 2013
3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Count of Ranfurly's Own) Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) 3rd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 3rd/6th Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
15th (North Auckland) Regiment 3rd Battalion, Auckland Regiment North Auckland Regimenta
6th (Hauraki) Regiment 2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment Hauraki Regiment 6th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

a Northland Regiment from 1951

Battle Honours

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3rd Battalion Battle Honours

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  • South Africa 1900-1902
  • The Great War: Gallipoli, 1915, ANZAC, Krithia, Canal Du Nord, Bapalime, 1918, Arras, 1918, Passchendaele, Messines, 1917, Flers-Courcelette, Somme, 1916-1918
  • World War Two: Solomons, The Senio, Cassino I, The Sangro, Takrouna, Tebaga Gap, El Alamein, Sidi Rezegh, 1941, Crete, Mount Olympus
    3rd Battalion Colour

6th Battalion Battle Honours

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  • South Africa 1900-1902
  • The Great War: Sari Bair, Landing at ANZAC, Krithia, Canal Du Nord, Bapalime, 1918, Arras, 1918, Brookseninde, Messines, 1917, Flers-Courcelette
  • World War Two: Solomons, The Senio, Cassino I, The Sangro, Tebaga Gap, El Alamein, Defence of Alamein Line, Tobruk, 1941, Crete, Mount Olympus
    6th Battalion Colours

Current Structure

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Battalion Headquarters - Grey Lynn, Auckland

Auckland Company

Hauraki Company

Northland Company

Notes

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  1. ^ http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1914/41.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1921/68.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1923/53.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1948/55.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ . ISBN 0908596057. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

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