The Auckland Infantry Regiment was a military unit of the

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(NZEF) raised for service in the

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. 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

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Military district.

History

The regiment was formed in 1914 as the Auckland Battalion. The battalion consisted of four rifle companies, with each company raised from one of the territorial regiments of the Auckland military district, namely the: *3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) * 6th (Hauraki) Regiment *

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* 16th (Waikato) Regiment Each company retained the name and

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of its parent territorial regiment.

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* {{New Zealand Great War Infantry Regiments Infantry regiments of New Zealand Military units and formations established in 1914 Military units and formations disestablished in 1919