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although the ordinals were dropped and the 4th
Battalion was redesignated as the Waikato Regiment. Another organisation occurred in 1937 when the Waikato Regiment was reduced to a depot and supplied a single rifle company to the 1st Composite Battalion. The battalion also had rifle companies from the
269:. 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 16th (Waikato) Company. The Auckland Infantry Regiment was disbanded at the end of the war.
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Zealand territorial regiments were reorganised into larger regiments, similar to those of the First World War, with the 16th (Waikato) Regiment becoming the 4th Battalion, Auckland Regiment. The amalgamations were short lived and in 1923, the previous organisation was reverted to,
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Territorial Force based on compulsory military training. The new regiment was completely new (i.e. had no lineage to units of the Volunteer Force) and was presented with a stand of
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Solomons: The Unofficial History of the 29th Battalion with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Pacific
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History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45
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History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45
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The Waikato Regiment was allied with the following regiments:
848:. Wellington, New Zealand: Historical Publications Branch.
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Men from the regiment saw active service overseas with the
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New Zealand Army distinguishing patches, 1911-1991, Part 1
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Appendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives
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The regiment also inherited the battle honours of the
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Defending New Zealand: Ramparts on the Sea 1840-1950s
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1950
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165:. Men from the Regiment also served with the
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944:Thomas, Malcolm; Lord, Cliff (1995).
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209:Mascot of the 16th (Waikato) Regiment
118:: "we shall fight for ever and ever")
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1119:7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
622:"H19: Defence Forces of New Zealand"
784:Cooke, Peter; Crawford, J. (2011).
329:2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
296:. The 1st Battalion became part of
189:. The regiment was absorbed by the
183:2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
812:18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
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1173:Infantry regiments of New Zealand
249:, engaging in the battles of the
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372:1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato)
191:1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato)
1021:15th (North Auckland) Regiment
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713:. 21 July 1921. p. 1950.
1111:Wellington Infantry Regiment
1045:Canterbury Infantry Regiment
933:. 20 July 1950. p. 998.
677:"Auckland Infantry Regiment"
20:an armoured regiment of the
16:Not to be confused with the
1101:14th (South Otago) Regiment
1096:10th (North Otago) Regiment
553:The Royal Montreal Regiment
241:, which saw service in the
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294:National Military Reserve
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1091:8th (Southland) Regiment
361:3rd New Zealand Division
333:2nd New Zealand Division
302:1st New Zealand Division
279:North Auckland Regiments
1134:17th (Ruahine) Regiment
1078:Otago Infantry Regiment
1026:16th (Waikato) Regiment
596:Corbett, D. A. (1980).
536:West Yorkshire Regiment
451:(till 5 October 1942),
263:German Spring Offensive
232:At the outbreak of the
223:Governor of New Zealand
155:16th (Waikato) Regiment
112:Ka whawhai tonu ake ake
46:of the Waikato Regiment
30:16th (Waikato) Regiment
1016:6th (Hauraki) Regiment
867:Burdon, R. M. (1953).
809:Dawson, W. D. (1961).
659:Burton, O. E. (1922).
646:King Country Chronicle
642:"Territorials in Camp"
363:and saw combat at the
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955:0473032902
772:Cooke 2002
758:0473068338
607:0908596057
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494:Tebaga Gap
489:El Alamein
397:Arras 1918
883:559408067
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566:Australia
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509:The Senio
502:Cassino I
437:Sari Bair
378:in 1950.
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197:in 1950
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102:Hamilton
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