The Mounted Rifles Regiments of the Main Body and their first reinforcements were assembled in the following district concentration camps: — Interestingly, it appears that the New Zealand Mounted Reserve Squadron and Infantry Reserve companies were formed at the request of the Imperial Government. I and J Squadrons will be under the supervision of Major W. C. Morrison. N.Z.S.C. This alteration has been necessitated by the decision to raise the rate of reinforcements for Mounted Rifles from 10 to 15 per cent, per month, and making it retrospective. The 7th, now merged into the 6th, will constitute the first portion of the increased draft. The Squadron designations were also traded for the generic title of “New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade.” The following shows the percentage of men supplied by the four military districts to the 9th Mounted Rifles reinforcements: —

The 5th (Wellington Rifles) Regiment was the only Territorial Force infantry regiment not represented by name in the New Zealand Division. It had sent a company to Samoa in 1914, and in 1915 the battalions of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade were recruited from its district (among others). Further reading Due to enormous pressure from the British Government for New Zealand to send more troops, and the battle at Gallipoli being fought without horses, it was decided to forgo all mounted work for the second batch of 7th Mounted Rifles reinforcements.Kinoch, Terry (2005). Echoes of Gallipoli: In the Words of New Zealand's Mounted Riflemen. Wollombi: Exisle Publishing. ISBN 0-908988-60-5. Field guns fired a ball projectile, of limited use against troops in the field unless those troops were closely formed. Guns also fired case shot or canister which fragmented and was highly effective against troops in the field over a short range. Exploding shells fired by howitzers, yet in their infancy. were of particular use against buildings. The British were developing shrapnel (named after the British officer who invented it) which increased the effectiveness of exploding shells against troops in the field, by exploding in the air and showering them with metal fragments. The Guidon was most recently retrieved by the Wellington East Coast Squadron, Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles on Armistice Day 2021. The Guidon was retrieved from its cases and paraded to the forecourt of the Hastings District Council Civic Administration Building before being encased and returned to Linton Camp in an armoured vehicle. Lance Corporal Arnott appears to be wearing a ‘type 3’ basic frame A/7 hat badge and ‘type 1’ A/7 collar badges. The 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment was officially raised on March 17, 1911. It was one of 12 regionally based mounted rifles regiments formed as part of the new Territorial Force (TF) organisation that came into existence on that day. This part-time Territorial Force and a tiny regular force of professional soldiers formed the basis of New Zealand’s army at the outbreak of the First World War.

The Wellington Regiment band (Became the musical arm of the 7th RNZIR) continued to wear the Dukes badge until 1965, where it was worn for the last time on the 50th Anzac Anniversary parade in Sydney. Armed Forces:Historical Overview". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27 . Retrieved 2022-02-27. When Birdwood’s suggestion was received, Colonel Gibbon Chief of the General Staff went to the Featherston camp and in front of the assembled 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th mounted rifles drafts, simply told the mounted rifles men what General Birdwood had said. (This was only one week before the 11th NZMR reinforcements embarked) Sir John Moore, killed at Corunna, was its architect. He based the training of the Light Division, which he commanded, on four main themes. Instil the "correct habits of command" into the officers and train their judgment; focus on physical training; practise over difficult ground; take particular care over the instruction of the individual skirmisher. This required corresponding motivation among the Riflemen. The spirit with which this was inculcated in them is reflected in the recruiting poster, reproduced in the front of the book. "On Service, your Post is always the Post of Honour... If you Enlist, and afterwards wish you had been a RIFLEMAN, do not say you were not asked, for YOU CAN BLAME NOBODY BUT YOURSELF."As yet no other evidence of reinforcement badges being worn by the second Mounted Rifles reinforcements has been brought to our attention. Further information: Occupation of the Jordan Valley and Raid on Es Salt New Zealanders crossing the River Jordan

Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles Regimental Guidon [ edit ] Presented to the Regiment on the 12th May 1935 The New Zealand Mounted Rifles is the only unit to have used higher letters than “A, B, C and D” within the 6th Reinforcements) Waite, Fred (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs. ISBN 1407795910. The following badges were worn by the 1st Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers 1898 – 1910, and the 5th (Wellington Rifles) Regiment 1911 – 1923. (They are all marked J R Gaunt) Bowler was appointed as one of the four military Beach Landing Officers (BLO) and is believed to be the first member of the NZEF to land on Gallipoli)Brass polished NZMR shoulder titles and regulation brass polished 5/8 inch Regimental numbers (NZMR numbered from 1 to 12) Each regional infantry company had its own distinctive cap and collar badges (the cap badge is shown in the centre of each photo). They continued to be worn by the Wellington companies after the second and third battalions were formed, with cloth patches signifying which battalion they belonged to. st Brigade: commanded by Major General Victor von Alten: 14 th Light Dragoons and 1 st Hussars, King’s German Legion The New Zealand Mounted Rifles is the only unit to have used higher letters than “A, B, C, D, E and F” within the 7th Reinforcements.