The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment was a
Territorial Force
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regiment
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of the
New Zealand Army
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. It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments:
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Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Army. The regiment traced its origins to the Wellington Veteran Volunteer Corps, a volunteer corps formed in 1867 and which would later ama ...
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Hawke's Bay Regiment
The Hawke's Bay Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. The regiment traced its origins to the Napier Rifle Volunteer Rifles, a volunteer corps formed in 1863 and which would later amalgamate with other vo ...
(which had earlier incorporated the
Ruahine Regiment
The Ruahine Regiment was a Territorial Force Infantry Regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was briefly raised in the 1910s and saw service in the First World War as part of the Wellington Infantry Regiment. It was formed for a second ...
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This amalgamation saw the new regiment become a TF battalion of the
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve r ...
. This was until the later reorganisation of 1999, which saw the TF battalions split from the RNZIR to become multi-function battalion groups. The Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment became the 7th Wellington and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group, with the following unit types:
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Infantry
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** Alpha Company, was based in Gisborne
** Bravo Company, was based at Trentham Camp in Wellington
** Charlie Company, was based in Napier
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Artillery
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– There was some discussion of converting 22(D) Battery,
RNZA in the Wellington region into an Air Defence sub-unit
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Medical
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– Now under the command of 2nd Health Services Battalion (2HSB) in Linton
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Logistics
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Military Band
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In December 2012 the regiment was amalgamated with the
5th Wellington West Coast Taranaki Battalion Group to form the
5/7 Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
The 5th/7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is an Army Reserve infantry battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment with its headquarters in Trentham, New Zealand.
History
The 7th Battalion, RNZIR was formed in 1964 duri ...
(5/7 RNZIR).
Battle honours
The following battle honours were authorised to be emblazoned on the colours:
*South Africa 1900–02
*First World War: Somme 1916–18, Messines 1917, Ypres 1917, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, Sambre (Le Quesnoy), Landing at ANZAC, France and Flanders 1916–18, Chunuk Bair, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915
*Second World War: Greece 1941, Crete, Tobruk 1941, Minquar Qaim, El Alamein, Tebaga Gap, The Sangro, Cassino I, The Senio, Solomons 1942–44
Alliances
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The Highlanders
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The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
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Freedoms
The regiment was granted the following
freedoms
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:
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*City of ]Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
(1938)
*City of Napier (1957)
*City of Gisborne (1979)
References
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External links
7th Battalion Band
Infantry regiments of New Zealand
Military units and formations established in 1964