7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles

7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles
Active	1911–1921
Country	New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand Crown
Branch	New Zealand Army
Role	Mounted
Size	Regiment
Part of	New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
Engagements	World War I Battle of Gallipoli Battle of Flers - Courcelette Battle of Morval Battle of Le Transloy Battle of Messines (1917) Battle of Polygon Wood Battle of Broodseinde Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Arras Battle of the Ancre Battle of Albert Battle of Bapaume Battle of Havrincourt Battle of the Canal du Nord Battle of Cambrai Pursuit to the Selle Battle of the Selle Battle of the Sambre including the Capture of Le Quesnoy.

World War I

The 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles was raised on 17 March 1911. During World War I they formed part of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment and served in the Battle of Gallipoli and was then withdrawn to Egypt. They would later serve in France, with the New Zealand Division.

They amalgamated with the 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) and the 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles to become the 5th New Zealand Mounted Rifles in 1921.

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