The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | 9 January 1947 – Present |
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Type | Light infantry |
Size | Five battalions |
Garrison/HQ | 1st Battalion – Linton 2/1st Battalion – Burnham 2nd/4th Battalion 3rd/6th Battalion 5th/7th Battalion – Trentham |
Motto(s) | Onward |
March | 1st Battalion - Quick – Sons of the Brave Slow – Scipio 2/1st Battalion - March on – Action Front March past (quick) – The Great Little Army March past (slow) – Scipio March off – Army of the Nile |
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Colonel of the Regiment | Major General K.M. Gordon, CBE (Rtd) |
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Abbreviation | RNZIR |
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The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve regiments. Over time, the regiments were turned into battalions, the reserve units amalgamated and more regular units raised and disbanded. Currently, the Regiment currently consists of two regular and three reserve battalions. Throughout its existence, units raised in this regiment have served and deployed on operations in Malaya, Vietnam, Borneo and various United Nations peacekeeping operations.