13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment

13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment
Active1898–1921
Country New Zealand
Allegiance Britain
BranchNew Zealand Military Forces
TypeInfantry
Motto(s)Kia ponu tonu (Maori: Be faithful)
EngagementsSecond Boer War
First World War
Commanders
Honorary ColonelArthur Pole Penton

The 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in 1911 from various volunteer corps raised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Men from the regiment saw combat in the First World War as part of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment. It was amalgamated with the 12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment to form the 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment in 1921, which was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment in 1923.


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