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261: 188: 725: 332: 59: 40: 204:. The longest continuously serving corps of the Canterbury district was the Southern Volunteer Rifles, formed in 1860. The Southern Volunteer Rifles was retitled as the Forest Rifle Volunteers in 1861 before changing to its final name, the Christchurch City Guards, in 1879. The Christchurch City Guards provided the seniority to the future 1st Regiment. 309:. 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 1st (Canterbury) Company. The Canterbury Infantry Regiment was disbanded at the end of the war. 249:(the former 2nd North Canterbury Battalion) had companies based in Christchurch and North Canterbury. A reorganisation in 1912 redefined the recruiting areas so that 1st Regiment recruited solely from the Christchurch area, while North Canterbury was entirely allocated to the 13th Regiment. 234:. The Battalion was subsequently awarded the battle honour "South Africa 1900–1902". A further increase in size saw most of the North Canterbury-based corps split off to form the 2nd North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers in 1903 and the original battalion retitled as 320:
between 1919 and 1924, and had commanded the ANZAC Mounted Division during the war. A reorganisation of the New Zealand Military Forces in 1921 saw the 1st (Canterbury) Regiment amalgamate with the 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment to form the 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment.
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brought about an end to the volunteer system and introduced a new territorial system of compulsory military training. In 1911, the 1st North Canterbury Battalion was redesignated as the 1st (Canterbury) Regiment. Initially both the 1st (Canterbury) and the
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in August 1914, the decision was made to form a New Zealand infantry brigade of four battalions from the existing territorial regiments. Men from the 1st (Canterbury) Regiment formed the 1st (Canterbury) Company of the
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In 1859 the Governor of New Zealand defined the Christchurch Military district and by 1861 six companies had been formed in the district. Over the course of the following five decades, a large number of
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Marching Onward: A History of the 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1845 – 1992
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raised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Men from the regiment saw combat in the
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Men from the North Canterbury Battalion served in South Africa during the
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In 1886, the Canterbury-based corps were grouped together into the
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was appointed as Honorary Colonel of the regiment. Chaytor was
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Officers of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment in Germany, 1919
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The History of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914–1919
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in 1921 to form the 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment.
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Appendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives
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Appendix to the Journal of the House of Representatives
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1st North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1921
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It was amalgamated with the 1: 549:. 21 July 1921. p. 1950. 200:were raised and disbanded in 800:Wellington Infantry Regiment 734:Canterbury Infantry Regiment 215:, which was retitled as the 173:Canterbury Infantry Regiment 790:14th (South Otago) Regiment 785:10th (North Otago) Regiment 625:Fifty Years of Volunteering 161:New Zealand Military Forces 76:New Zealand Military Forces 888: 813:9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment 692:Auckland Infantry Regiment 841:5th (Wellington) Regiment 833:New Zealand Rifle Brigade 742:1st (Canterbury) Regiment 721: 157:1st (Canterbury) Regiment 21:1st (Canterbury) Regiment 780:8th (Southland) Regiment 823:17th (Ruahine) Regiment 767:Otago Infantry Regiment 715:16th (Waikato) Regiment 307:Hundred Days' Offensive 303:German Spring Offensive 268:At the outbreak of the 705:6th (Hauraki) Regiment 603:Latter, E. G. (1992). 312:In 1920 Major General 265: 221:South Canterbury corps 192: 584:Ferguson, C. 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New Zealand
Britain
New Zealand Military Forces
Infantry
Maori
Second Boer War
First World War
Colonel-in-Chief
King George V
Edward Chaytor
New Zealand Military Forces
volunteer corps
First World War
Canterbury Infantry Regiment
2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment

volunteer corps
Canterbury
South Canterbury corps
Second Boer War
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Contingents
The Defence Act 1909
13th (North Canterbury) Regiments
King George V
Colonel-in-Chief

First World War
Canterbury Battalion
Gallipoli Campaign
western front

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