Auckland Infantry Regiment

Auckland Infantry Regiment
Active1914–1919
Country New Zealand
Allegiance British Empire
BranchNew Zealand Military Forces
RoleInfantry
Size3 Battalions
Part ofNew Zealand and Australian Division (1915–1916)
New Zealand Division (1916–1919)
EngagementsEgypt 1915–16, Gallipoli Campaign, France and Flanders 1916–18, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Messines (1917), Ypres 1917, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of Bapaume 1918, Battle of Cambrai (1918)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Charles Henry Brown
Insignia
Distinguishing Patch

The Auckland Infantry Regiment was a military unit of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) raised for service in the First World War. It saw service in the Gallipoli Campaign (1915) and on the Western Front (1916–1919). The regiment was formed by grouping together companies from four different territorial regiments based in the Auckland Military district.


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