First Church of Otago, NZ Otago Mounted Rifles Regimental Guidon

The Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment was a New Zealand Mounted Regiment formed for service during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It was formed from units of the Territorial Force consisting of the

5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) The 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) was formed on 17 March 1911. It formed part of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment so they saw service during the Battle of Gallipoli, Egypt. They later served in France with the New Zealand Division and were t ...

, the 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles and the 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles. They saw service during the Battle of Gallipoli, with the

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade was a brigade of the New Zealand Army during the First World War. Raised in 1914 as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, it was one of the first New Zealand units to sail for service overseas. The ...

and was later withdrawn to

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. They later left the brigade and served in

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with the

New Zealand Division The New Zealand Division was an infantry division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force raised for service in the First World War. It was formed in Egypt in early 1916 when the New Zealand and Australian Division was renamed after the detachmen ...

becoming the only New Zealand Mounted troops to serve in

World War I Battles

* Battle of Gallipoli * Battle of Flers - Courcelette. 15–22 Sep 1916. * Battle of Morval. 25–28 Sep 1916. *

Battle of Le Transloy The Battle of Le Transloy was the last big attack by the Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in France, during the First World War. The battle was fought in conjunction with attacks by the Frenc ...

. 1–18 Oct 1916. * Battle of Messines. 7–14 Jun 1917. *

Battle of Polygon Wood The Battle of Polygon Wood took place from 26 September to 3 October 1917, during the second phase of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War. The battle was fought near Ypres in Belgium, in the area from the Menin road to Polygon Woo ...

. 26 Sep – 3 Oct 1917. *

Battle of Broodseinde The Battle of Broodseinde was fought on 4 October 1917 near Ypres in Belgium, at the east end of the Gheluvelt plateau, by the British Second and Fifth armies against the German 4th Army. The battle was the most successful Allied attack of t ...

. 4 Oct 1917. * Battle of Passchendaele. 12 Oct 1917. * Battle of Arras. 28 Mar 1918. *

Battle of the Ancre The Battle of the Ancre was fought by the British Fifth Army ( Lieutenant-General Hubert Gough), against the German 1st Army (General Fritz von Below). The Reserve Army had been renamed the Fifth Army on 30 October. The battle was the la ...

. 5 Apr 1918. * Battle of Albert. 21–23 Aug 1918. * Battle of Bapaume. 31 Aug – 3 Sep 1918. *

Battle of Havrincourt The Battle of Havrincourt was a World War I battle fought on 12 September 1918, involving the British Third Army (under the command of General Sir Julian Byng) against German troops, including those of the 3rd and 10th Corps, in the town of Havrin ...

. 12 Sep 1918. *

Battle of the Canal du Nord The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front. The battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, along an incomplete portion of ...

. 27 Sep – 1 Oct 1918. * Battle of Cambrai. 8–9 Oct 1918. *

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. 9–12 Oct 1918. *

Battle of the Selle The Battle of the Selle (17–25 October 1918) was a battle between Allied forces and the German Army, fought during the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I. Prelude After the Second Battle of Cambrai, the Allies advanced almost and liber ...

. 17–25 Oct 1918. * Battle of the Sambre. 4 Nov 1918, including the Capture of Le Quesnoy.

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World War I Battles

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