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New Zealand Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags , on June 1, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_New_ZealandThese three shoulder titles are from the New Zealand Mounted Rifles. They probably date from WW1.

The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, consisting usually of four units of mounted infantry, fought in World War I and World War II. Initially a milita, under the instruction of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Banks they formed the core of the New Zealand Army following successful service in the Boer Wars. During World War I, it was a part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli Campaign serving in the New Zealand and Australian Division.

The brigade also served in the Anzac Mounted Division during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. Throughout this campaign the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade consisted of the Auckland Mounted Rifle, the Canterbury Mounted Rifle and the Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiments. The Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment was sent to Europe and served on the Western Front before the Sinai and Palestine Campaign began. After World War I demobilisation the brigade ceased to exist in 1944 when individual units were absorbed into other regiments.

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WW1 15th Northland Regiment Cap & Collar Badge Pair

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags , on June 1, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_New_ZealandThis is a World War 1 era cap  & collar badge pair for the 15th Northland Regiment.

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WW1 Taranaki Rifle Regiment Cap Badge

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags , , , on June 1, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_New_ZealandThis is a World War 1 era cap badge for the 11th Taranaki Rifles. This regiment is almost unique in that it is one of only two regiments in the Commonwealth that has its own country as one of its battle honours.

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RNZIR Cap Badge

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags , on May 20, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_New_Zealand This is the modern issue cap badge for the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.

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1st Regiment Canterbury Cap and Collar Badge Set

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags , on May 19, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_New_ZealandThis is a full set of cap and collar badges for the New Zealand 1st Canterbury Regiment. These badges date from WW1. This regiment fought first in Palestine & Egypt, moved to Gallipoli in 1915 and then the Somme in 1916. It fought on in France until 1918.

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United Nations Cap Badge

Posted in Cap Badges, Collar Dogs and Shoulder Titles with tags on May 9, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_NationsThis is the United Nations current issue cap badge worn on the blue beret.

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Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Patch

Posted in Armbands & Patches with tags , , , on May 7, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_MFOThe Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. This is the mission patch worn on the shoulder.

The Multinational Force and Observers Medal is an international military decoration which was first created on March 24, 1982. The medal was established under the authority of the Director-General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) which were established to monitor a neutral ceasefire zone, between Egypt and Israel, as the result of the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

The MFO is not a UN mission, but rather a multi-national force created by the annex to the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty.

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