3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles
The 3rd Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during the First World War as a squadron of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of Gallipoli.
As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.- Battle of Gallipoli
- Battle of Romani
- Battle of Magdhaba
- Battle of Rafa
- First Battle of Gaza
- Second Battle of Gaza
- Third Battle of Gaza
- Battle of Beersheba
- Battle of Megiddo
Between the Wars
They were renamed the 3rd New Zealand Mounted Rifles in 1921. This was later changed to Auckland Mounted Rifles, which became part of the 1st Armoured Regiment on 29 March 1944.
