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The Canterbury Infantry Regiment was a military unit of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) raised for service in the First World War. It saw service in the Gallipoli Campaign (1915) and on the Western Front (1916–1919). The regiment was formed by grouping together companies from four different territorial regiments based in the Canterbury Military district.
History
The regiment was formed in 1914 as the Canterbury Battalion. The battalion consisted of four rifle companies, with each company raised from one of the territorial regiments of the Canterbury military district, namely the:
- 1st (Canterbury) Regiment
- 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment
- 12th (Nelson) Regiment[Note 1]
- 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment
Each company retained the name and cap badge of its parent territorial regiment.[1]
Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ 12th (Nelson & Marlborough) Regiment from 1917
- Citations
- ^ Ferguson 1921, pp. 2–3.
References
- Ferguson, C. (1921). The History of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914–1919. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. OCLC 904059618.
New Zealand Great War Infantry Regiments | ||
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| Auckland Infantry Regiment |  | |
| Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
| Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
| Wellington Infantry Regiment | ||
| New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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