Wellington Regiment

Wellington Infantry Regiment
Active 19??–1964
Country  New Zealand
Branch New Zealand Army
Type Line Infantry
Role Infantry
Battle Honours

Wellington Battalion: Gallipoli

1st & 2nd Battalions: Western Front, Somme 1916, Messines 1917, Passchendaele 1917, Spring Offensive and Advance to Victory 1918

3rd Battalion: Western Front, Somme 1916, Messines 1917, Passchendaele 1917

The Wellington Infantry Regiment was a regional grouping unit of the New Zealand Army.

History

The regiment was formed in the early 1900s. The regiment served in the Mediterranean and European theatres of World War I.[1]

Battle honours

References

  1. ↑ "The Wellington Regiment (NZEF) 1914 -1919". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wellington Infantry Regiment". New Zealand History. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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