Ruahine Regiment
17th (Ruahine) Regiment Ruahine regiment | |
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Second World War | |
Commanders | |
Honorary Colonel | Sir Walter Buchanan (1916-1921) |
The Ruahine Regiment was a Territorial Force
History
First World War
In early 1914, the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment was formed by redesignating the 2nd Battalion,
Sir Walter Buchanan, a former MP for Wairarapa, was appointed honorary colonel of the Regiment in 1916.[3] In 1921, the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment was amalgamated with the 9th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment and became the 3rd Battalion, Wellington Regiment,[4] which was later redesignated as the Hawke's Bay Regiment in 1923.[5] The Ruahine Regiment received a stand of colours in 1923 which were immediately laid up in St Matthews Church in Masterton as the Regiment no longer existed.[6]
Second World War
The Hawke's Bay Regiment remained in New Zealand for home defence during the
The Ruahine Regiment was affiliated with the 19th, 22nd and 25th of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force and inherited their battle honours.[10]
References
- ISBN 1-86934-030-2.
- OCLC 20732280.
- ^ "No. 47" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. 20 April 1916. p. 1134.
- ^ "No. 68"The New Zealand Gazette. 21 July 1921. p. 1950
- ^ "No. 53"The New Zealand Gazette. 21 June 1923. p. 1743
- ^ Foote, Ken (10 May 2016). Hawke’s Bay Battalion RNZIR (Speech).
- ISBN 0-473-06833-8.
- ISBN 978-1-86979-446-0.
- ^ Sale, E.V. (1946). Base Wallahs: Story of the units of the base organisation, NZEFIP. Wellington: Reed Publishing Ltd. pp. 67–69, 79–86.
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