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201:) companies respectively. The Colonial Defence Act 1862 required all volunteer units to disband and re-enlist. The minimum enlistment of 40 men per company could not be achieved and so men from the Grey company were merged into the Victoria Company. Over the course of the 1860s 14 different rifle corps were formed in the Wellington West coast Region; nine in the
209:. Most of these were short lived and were soon disbanded. The Victoria Company was disbanded in 1870, Although the Wanganui Rifle Volunteers were reformed that same year. The longest continuously serving corps was the Royal Rangitikei Rifle Volunteers, which was formed in 1865 and would ultimately become part of the future 7th Regiment.
304:. A third battalion was also raised in 1917, but was disbanded in 1918 due to manpower shortages. Both the 2nd and 3rd battalions were organised along the same lines as the 1st Battalion, each with their own 7th (Wellington West Coast) Company. The Wellington Infantry Regiment was disbanded at the end of the war.
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In 1921, the New
Zealand territorial regiments were reorganised into larger regiments, similar to those of the First World War, with the 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment becoming the 4th Battalion, Wellington Regiment. The amalgamations were short lived and in 1923, the previous organisation was
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The No. 1 company of the
Wanganui Rifle Volunteers was formed on 2 July 1860 and the no.2 company was formed the following day. The difference in formation date lead to arguments about seniority and in attempt the to partially resolve the issue the numerical designations were removed. The no.1 and
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The
Wellington West Coast Regiment did not receive any battle honours during the Second World War. However, in 1958, the regiment's descendant unit, the Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, inherited the battle honours of the 19th, 22nd, 25th and 36th battalions with which men from the
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in August 1914, the decision was made to form a New
Zealand infantry brigade of four battalions from the existing territorial regiments. Men from the 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment formed the 7th (Wellington West Coast) Company of the
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A similar organisation occurred in 1937. The
Wellington West Coast Regiment was reduced to a depot and supplied a single rifle company to the 2nd Composite Battalion. The new Battalion also had rifle companies from the
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introduced a system of compulsory military training and replaced the
Volunteer Force with the Territorial Force. As part of the reform, the 2nd Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers was redesignated as the
357:, and was expected to provide a mobile response to any invasion throughout the country. The territorial forces were stood down in June 1943 and the 2nd Battalion was formally disbanded in April 1944.
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380:. A Wellington West Coast Company was formed in each of the 19th, 22nd and 25th battalions, similar to the Wellington Regiment of the First World War. These battalions formed part of the
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337:, the Wellington West Coast Regiment remained in New Zealand for home defence. A second and third battalion were formed in 1942 by redesignating the 13th and 18th Battalions of the
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The regimental badges of New
Zealand : an illustrated history of the badges and insignia worn by the New Zealand Army
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In 1886 the
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The 36th Battalion: a Record of the Service of the 36th Battalion with the Third Division in the Pacific
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The Wellington West Coast Regiment was awarded the following battle honours:
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First and Strong: The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regimental Story
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Men from one of the Wellington West Coast companies in France, 1917
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Men from the regiment saw active service overseas with the
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do not carry colours). The regiment was then known as the
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West Coast (North Island) Battalion of Rifle Volunteers
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2nd Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers
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Defending New Zealand: Ramparts on the Sea 1840-1950s
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1948
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3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)
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992:. Wellington: Defence of New Zealand Study Group.
188:Soldier of the Wanganui Rifle Volunteers, c. 1870s
147:. Men from the regiment, however, served with the
1438:Military units and formations established in 1860
1029:; Treadwell, C. A. L. & Hanna, J. S. (1928).
349:, respectively. The 1st Battalion became part of
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1193:. Wellington: Historical Publications Branch.
1154:. Wellington: Historical Publications Branch.
1054:. Wellington: Historical Publications Branch.
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237:7th Regiment (Wellington West Coast Rifles)
169:Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment
111:was a territorial infantry regiment of the
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408:, was deployed to the Pacific with the
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1323:12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment
718:Cunningham, Treadwell & Hanna 1928
226:New Zealand Mounted Rifles Contingents
165:Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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1035:. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn.
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1379:7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
249:7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
125:7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
1112:. Wellington: Reed Publishing Ltd.
969:Cooke, Peter; Crawford, J. (2011).
378:2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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1190:19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
888:H19:Report on the New Zealand Army
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1433:Infantry regiments of New Zealand
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284:, engaging in the battles of the
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1389:11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles)
1318:2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment
922:"Defence Forces of New Zealand"
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276:, which saw service during the
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109:Wellington West Coast Regiment
19:Wellington West Coast Regiment
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777:. 21 June 1923. p. 1743.
754:. 21 July 1921. p. 1950.
544:France and Flanders 1916–1918
1371:Wellington Infantry Regiment
1305:Canterbury Infantry Regiment
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133:Wellington Infantry Regiment
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1361:14th (South Otago) Regiment
1356:10th (North Otago) Regiment
113:New Zealand Military Forces
54:New Zealand Military Forces
10:
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1384:9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment
1263:Auckland Infantry Regiment
1011:. Auckland: Ray Richards.
973:. Auckland: Random House.
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1412:5th (Wellington) Regiment
1404:New Zealand Rifle Brigade
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339:National Military Reserve
205:District and five in the
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1351:8th (Southland) Regiment
1187:Sinclair, D. W. (1954).
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630:Royal Hampshire Regiment
410:3rd New Zealand Division
382:2nd New Zealand Division
1394:17th (Ruahine) Regiment
1338:Otago Infantry Regiment
1286:16th (Waikato) Regiment
1048:Henderson, Jim (1958).
1007:Corbett, D. A. (1980).
302:Hundred Days' Offensive
298:German Spring Offensive
267:At the outbreak of the
123:and in 1911 became the
1276:6th (Hauraki) Regiment
1106:O'Neil, I. G. (1948).
455:South Africa 1900-1902
412:and saw combat at the
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135:, which saw combat at
1087:Moorhead, M. (2002).
988:Cooke, Peter (2002).
323:Hawke's Bay regiments
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1346:4th (Otago) Regiment
612:Royal Irish Regiment
351:2nd Infantry Brigade
274:Wellington Battalion
232:The Defence Act 1909
930:. 1913. p. 13.
814:, pp. 272–281.
790:, pp. 307–310.
774:New Zealand Gazette
751:New Zealand Gazette
707:. 1913. p. 18.
207:Rangitikei District
732:, pp. 85–108.
384:and saw action in
278:Gallipoli Campaign
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197:) and Grey (after
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688:, pp. 80–83.
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512:Albert 1918
496:Broodseinde
480:Le Transloy
445:New Zealand
333:During the
308:Interbellum
139:and on the
85:Engagements
44:New Zealand
1427:Categories
1160:1282491883
1098:0478114656
1060:1113183381
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999:0473068338
963:References
951:2022-03-02
800:Cooke 2002
788:Cooke 2002
580:Suez Canal
508:Ancre 1918
504:Arras 1918
500:Passendale
488:Ypres 1917
465:Somme 1916
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594:Alliances
572:Sari Bair
343:Whanganui
137:Galipolli
27:1860-1948
1148:(1960).
1041:20732280
766:"No. 53"
743:"No. 68"
451:Boer War
319:Taranaki
300:and the
290:Messines
203:Wanganui
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