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	New Zealand Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ngāti Tumatauenga or New Zealand Army is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians.
		New Zealand decided in 2003 to replace its existing fleet of M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, purchased in the 1960s, with the LAVIII [1], and the M113s were decommissioned by the end of 2004.
		British forces and Māori fought in various New Zealand Wars starting in the north of the country in 1845, and culminating in major campaign in the Waikato in the mid 1860s, during which settler forces were used with great effect.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Army (1300 words)

	The Colours of 1 RNZIR
		New Colours were now required and one hundred and five Battle Honours previously awarded to the ten separate infantry regiments were to be inherited by the new single regiment.
		Accordingly, the crest of the New Zealand Regiment is borne on the Regimental Colour of 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
		In 1964 the Motto was adopted by the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-flags/rnzir.htm (3390 words)

	The Monarchy and the Armed Forces
		Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals, and of the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps.
		Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret the Countess of Snowdon was formerly Colonel-in-Chief, the Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps, and of The Northland Regiment, until the reorganisation of the infantry corps in 1964.
		Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra was Colonel-in-Chief of the Wellington and West Coast and Taranaki Regiment until the re-organisation of the infantry arm of the New Zealand army in 1964.
	www.geocities.com /cox_nz/factsheet6.htm (1886 words)

	History & Roles
		In 1964 the ten separate Regiments of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps were rearranged and became the seven Battalions of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
		The alliance between this Regiment and the Taranaki Regiment was sanctioned in 1913.
		The alliance between the Wellington, West Coast and the Royal Hampshire Regiment was formed on the battlefields of the Gallipoli and sanctioned in 1925.
	wwct_regt.tripod.com /regions.htm (1602 words)

	The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
		1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in Malaya and Borneo 1965-1967, by Ross N Himona.
		Notes on the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment [Vietnam], by GS Victor Company, Vietnam, 1967, by Ross N Himona.
		The ANZAC Battalion : a record of the tour of 2nd Bn, The Royal Australian Regiment, and 1st Bn, The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (the Anzac Bn), in South Vietnam.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/newzealand/inf/rnzir.htm (637 words)

	Tarrackin's Home Scroll - The Infantryman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is made up of two Regular Force (RF) Battalions and six Territorial Force (TF) Battalions, which are equivelant to the Territorial Army (TA) Battalions of the British Army.
		The highest rank currently, in the New Zealand Army is that of Major General, a staff officer, based at the HQ in Wellington.
		New rank slides for the field are of the unique New Zealand DPM (Disruptive Pattern Material) and the rank denoted by fl emblems for tactical reasons.
	juni0r.orcon.net.nz /infantry.html (2336 words)

	New Zealand soldier found mutilated in East Timor
		The soldier, Leonard William Manning, 24, a private of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, was on a patrol tracking militia in the rugged Suai border area on Monday when gunmen crossing over from West Timor shot him.
		During a Friday Security Council debate on East Timor, New Zealand's U.N. ambassador, Michael John Powles, announced that Manning's body ``was found to have been mutilated'' when it was recovered hours after he was killed, the first U.N. soldier to die in combat in East Timor.
		Powles said New Zealand demanded that ``those responsible for this death be brought to justice.'' He said that ``the large scale presence of refugees provides cover for the militia's existence and activities.''
	www.etan.org /et2000c/july/23-31/28newze.htm (629 words)

	NZDF - More NZ Troops for Timor
		These soldiers are the second contingent of New Zealand Defence Force personnel to deploy in support of current operations in Timor Leste.
		Prime Minister Helen Clark announced early this morning that the government is dispatching an RNZAF 757, a Hercules C130, and New Zealand army personnel to Darwin today.
		"New Zealand and Australian officials are continuing to talk with Timor Leste representatives about the details of engagement in Timor so that appropriate rules of engagement can be determined, Helen Clark said.
	www.nzdf.mil.nz /news/media-releases/20060527-mnztft.htm (309 words)

	Chapter IV: Australia and New Zealand
		This new group was assigned to the city of Vung Tau, and its thirteen members brought to thirty-seven the number of Australian medical personnel in South Vietnam.
		New Zealand first contributed to the defense of South Vietnam on 20 July 1964 when an engineer platoon and surgical team arrived in Vietnam for use in local civic action projects.
		This unit, the 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery, arrived on 21 July, was put under the operational control of MACV, and was attached to the 173d Airborne Brigade with the primary mission of supporting the Australian task force in Phuoc Tuy Province.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/allied/ch04.htm (7284 words)

	Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the main unit in the regular army of New Zealand.
		By August 1, 1947 the regiment was augmented by the reorganisation of the Jayforce (the occupation force of Japan:
		Upon mobilisation of TF infantry units from the six battalion groups, each of the regular battalions would be augmented by a company, while the remaining four would be used to form 3/1st Battalion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Infantry_Regiment (600 words)

	NZ Health Select Committee Agent Orange Enquiry Submission
		A significant factor for New Zealand Vietnam veterans is the current death rate of [as at today] 15.3% of the veteran population.
		New Zealand government denial, or avoidance acceptance, that there is cause for concern has prevailed for 14 years, in spite of a significant veteran death rate from some of the rarest forms of cancers.
		The statistics for deceased New Zealand Vietnam veterans is 15.3% of a 3256 population.
	www.superead.com /selectsubmit2003.html (9551 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		Poananga represented the New Zealand army in rugby and cricket and was the occupation forces’ light-heavyweight boxing champion.
		The first infantry to serve in Vietnam were chosen from his battalion in 1967, and his initiative, drive, and innovation led to the contingent’s being prepared at very short notice.
		In 1997 Bruce Poananga presented the Royal Military College of Australia with a tokotoko (staff) in his brother’s honour; it is used ceremonially by the commandant when dealing with matters with a New Zealand content.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=5P32 (1374 words)

	NZ Army - 4th Otago and Southland Battalion Group
		New Zealand's most decorated soldier ever, Sgt Dick Travis earned his VC and other medals serving with the Otagos.
		In 1948 the Otago Regiment and the Southland Regiment were amalgamated to form the 1st Battalion Otago and Southland Regiment.
		With the introduction of a single New Zealand Infantry Regiment in 1964, the battalion was re-named the 4th Battalion (Otago and Southland) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
	www.army.mil.nz /our-army/territorial-force/4-o-sth/default.htm (356 words)

	NZ Army - Brigadier Anthony Bryan Howie
		Brigadier Howie was posted to 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in Singapore on 8 November 1979 and was employed as a Platoon Commander.
		On his return to New Zealand on 4 August 1980, Brigadier Howie was posted to 4th Battalion (Otago and Southland) and assumed the appointment of Adjutant.
		Following Brigadier Howie's attendance and qualification on the Royal New Zealand Air Force Command and Staff College course in Whenuapai, he was posted to the School of Infantry, Waiouru as the Chief Instructor on 17 December 1988.
	www.army.mil.nz /at-a-glance/key-personnel/tfa.htm (651 words)

	A cat-and-mouse fight in Dili's streets \| csmonitor.com
		DILI BURNING: A New Zealand soldier stood outside a burning house during a patrol of the Becora suburb in Dili, East Timor on Friday.
		Without proper firefighting equipment, the New Zealand patrol, and the rest of the 2,500-strong force sent from Australia, Portugal, and Malaysia, are powerless to combat the arson attacks and gang violence which have erupted in East Timor and left up to 30 people dead and many more injured.
		In another flashpoint, the suburb of Becora, the 166-strong New Zealand contingent is patrolling on foot and in vehicles from a deserted police station.
	www.csmonitor.com /2006/0606/p06s01-woap.html (1106 words)

	Marine Corps Gazette
		In 2000 Australia and New Zealand assisted a cease-fire that led to the signing of the Townsville Peace Accords in October 2000 and the deployment of an unarmed international peace monitoring team until June 2002.
		In 2003 the Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) were unable to contain rising lawlessness, and in July 2003 the Solomon Islands Prime Minister requested assistance from the Australian Prime Minister and a “strengthened assistance” mission was planned.
		It was the corporals from Australia and New Zealand who commanded all of the patrols in support of the RAMSI PPF.
	www.mca-marines.org /Gazette/2006/06field.html (1954 words)

	Links page
		In 1953, the battalion served in Austria where new colours were presented and after a short stay in England were sent to Cyprus where they had arduous duty during the rebellion there.
		The part played by the regiment can be seen at the cemetery at Saint Symphorien where lies the graves of twice as many Die-Hards as the regiment with the next highest casualties.
		The regiment was the first regiment to sail through the Suez Canal in 1870, after it was opened.
	www.nvo.com /middlesexregt/usefullinks (3392 words)

	Regimental History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Queen's Colour and Regimental Colour of The 1st Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment.
		A further one hundred and eighteen battle honours which the Regiment has gained are not borne on the Colours.
		The Royal Hampshire's are known as the "Tigers" because of the Bengal Tiger which the soldiers wear on their cap badge, awarded to 67th South Hampshire Regiment by King George IV For 21 years active service in India, 1805-1826.
	www.pauljerrard.com /Reg_History/Regimental.html (605 words)

	Wellington Scottish Pipes and Drums
		The 65th later became the York and Lancaster Regiment and was allied with the Wellington Regiment until the former was disbanded in the 1960s.
		Districts, the greatest proportion of the Regiment was from Wellington.
		The "First" New Zealand Expeditionary Force had mirrored the organisation of the standing army regiments, with Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago Regiments, being initially formed, and later supplemented with additional units such as the NZRB.
	www.wspd.wellington.net.nz /wspd/history2.htm (1745 words)

	Press Releases: East Timor, Timor-Leste update - 29 May 2006
		The New Zealanders are working as part of an Australian led coalition.
		The first New Zealand ground forces arrived in Timor-Leste on Saturday 27 May. The 39 soldiers, an Infantry Rifle platoon, have secured the New Zealand Embassy and are now working alongside Australian forces.
		The deployment of New Zealand Defence Force personnel and transport of stores has been undertaken by Boeing 757 and C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6QACE5?OpenDocument (321 words)

	The Australian Military
		In March 1949 the Royal prefix was approved and the Battalions became the battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment.
		The role of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground and to repel attack by day and by night regardless of season whether or terrain.
		Battle Honours: As the formation of the Australian Regiment marked the first ever Australian regular Regiment of Infantry it was decided that the new formation would not inherit any Battle Honours from its parent Units.
	www.ausspecialforces.com /bats.htm (2633 words)

	history
		In October the New Zealand Government decided to deploy a second rifle company group to South Vietnam.
		This company was formed, in Malaysia, within the 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment under the interim command of its second - in - command, Captain B.D. Sinclair.
		The remainder of the company now called W Company, deployed by royal New Zealand Hercules from Singapore to the coastal town of Vung Tau and after a move by road convoywas complete in Nui Dat on 17 December 1967.
	www.wcoy.net /history (397 words)

	Ross Nepia Himona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Major Ross Himona served 20 years in the New Zealand Army as an infantryman, including active service as a platoon commander in Borneo 1966 and in Vietnam 1967.
		Victor Company RNZIR was the first New Zealand infantry unit committed to the war in Vietnam.
		I was a platoon commander with C Coy 1 RNZIR in Borneo 1966, reformed as an independent company group and renamed V Company to go to Vietnam 1967.
	iwvpa.net /himonarn (161 words)

	Pasifik Travel Agency- Anzac Day, Anzac Day Tours, Anzac Day 2007 Tours, Anzac Day 2007, Anzac Day Turkey, Dawn Service ...
		It was not merely that 7600 Australians and nearly 2500 New Zealanders had been killed or mortally wounded there, and 24,000 more (19,000 Australians and 5,000 New Zealanders) had been wounded, while fewer than 100 were prisoners.
		The decision to separate the Australian and New Zealand components of the ANZAC Corps was taken on 14 November 1917 when it was announced that the Corps would cease to exist from January 1918.
		On 12 April 1941 in Greece, General Blamey declared I Australian Corps to be the ANZAC Corps, much to the delight of its Australian and New Zealand formations.
	www.pasifiktravel.com /tr/anzacday.asp (509 words)

	Forums at the Society - slouch hats
		The regiments full dress remains that of dragoons (mounted infantry) red tunic, blue jophpurs, knee boots, and brass Albert helmet.
		The Canadian servicemen who participated in the conversation, however, expressed a desire for new equipment and didn't seem to care about the uniforms, fearing instead that they'd get uniforms rather than new equipment if that was to occur (which is not suggested to occur).
		Not all that long ago I saw some news footage of the members of a cavalry unit in Iraq, and a large number of them were wearing fl Stetsons in formation.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3364 (5962 words)

	Anzac's of Australia and New Zealand
		Australian and New Zealand forces which landed at Gallipoli in 1915 originated the
		New Zealanders and Australians gave their lives in this conflict.
		Before arriving home in New Zealand, all troops who had been to Vietnam were ordered
	members.tripod.com /~vet2/anzacs.html (832 words)

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