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The Auckland Regiment |
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Note:
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is a battalion history of the part-time Reserves, which are normally
liable for full-time active service only in an emergency
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| Titles and Lineage |
| 1898.05.20 | 1st Battalion,
Auckland Rifle Volunteers formed with HQ at Auckland by regimenting existing volunteer units: |
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| 1899.05.24 | 1st Battalion, Auckland Rifle Volunteers (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) | |
| 1899.08.07 | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Volunteers (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) | |
| 1911.03.29 | 3rd (Auckland)
Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) (HQ at Auckland) |
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| 1921 | The Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) Regiment | |
| 1940 | mobilised for war (see battalions below) | |
| 1948 | reconstituted in T.F. | |
| 1964.04.01 | amalgamated with The Northland Regiment, to form 3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland), Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment | |
| History (Links) & War Service | Introduction to Regiments |
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History of the Auckland Northland Regiment (Regimental site) | |
| Biography and Gallantry Awards: | ||
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Charles Heaphy, VC (1864), by Mike Chapman (VC Reference) | |
| Associations, Forums and Re-Enactors: | ||
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[no external sites have been found] | |
| Museums, Monuments, Memorials and Chapels: | ||
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| Battle Honours |
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The Second World War1: Mount Olympus, Servia Pass, Platamon Tunnel, Tempe Gorge, Elasson, Molos, Greece 1941, Crete, Maleme, Galatas, Canea, 42nd Street, Withdrawal to Sphakia, Middle East 1941-44, Tobruk 1941, Sidi Rezegh 1941, Omars, Belhamed, Mersa Matruh, Minqar Qaim, Defence of Alamein Line, Ruweisat Ridge, El Mreir, Alam el Halfa, El Alamein, Capture of Halfaya Pass 1942, El Agheila, Nofilia, Medinine, Tebaga Gap, El Hamma, Enfidaville, Takrouna, Djebibina, North Africa 1940-43, The Sangro, Castel Frentano, Orsogna, Cassino I, Arezzo, Advance to Florence, Cerbaia, San Michele, Paula Line, Faenza Pocket, Rio Fontanaccia, St Angelo in Salute, Pisciatello, The Senio, Santerno Crossing, Bologna, Sillaro Crossing, Idice Bridgehead, Italy 1943-45, Solomons, Treasury Islands, South Pacific 1942-44 1. awarded 1957 for services of 18th Battalion (to 5 Oct. 1942), 21st Battalion, 24th Battalion, and 29th Battalion. |
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| Colours, Standards and Guidons | Introduction to Colours |
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| presented by ?; laid up 4 Mar. 1973 at Auckland Museum. | ||
| Uniforms and Badges |
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| Colonel-in-Chief | Index of Royal Colonels |
| 1936.08 | F.M. HM King Edward VIII | |
| 1936 | F.M. HM King George VI | |
| 1953.06.02 | HM Queen Elizabeth II | |
| Honorary Colonels |
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| Traditions |
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| Alliances | Introduction to Alliances |
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1913-1959 | ||
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1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) | 1959-1964 | |
| Bibliography | How To Find Books |
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