Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Auckland infantry : the story of the Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and North Auckland Regiments and of the citizen soldiers who served New Zealand
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) & Northland) Regimental Association
Place
Date
Circa 2010
Physical Description
576 p. ; ill. (some col.) : 31 cm. + DVD (12 cm.) and slipcase.
ISBN/ISSN
9780473174521
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Introduction -- the authors -- colour section -- chapter 1: early Auckland infantry : the first colonial VC ; volunteers after the New Zealand Wars ; north Auckland infantry ; battalions formed ; the Boer War 1899-1902 ; territorial infantry ; preparing for war ; origins of the Great War ; foreword to the Great War -- chapter 2: the Great War : Auckland regiment, NZEF ; the seizure of German Samoa ; Auckland infantry, NZEF ; Gallipoli ; the New Zealand division ; to France ; the battle of Messines ; third Ypres: battle of Broodseinde ; German spring offensive ; advance to victory - to Bapaume ; breaching the Hindenburg line ; Le Quesnoy and the armistice ; peace ; the march to Germany and demobilisation -- chapter 3: interwar period 1919-39 -- chapter 4: the 2NZEF and home defence, 1939-48 -- chapter 5: post-war - serving the division -- chapter 6: marriage of equals - 3 RNZIR -- chapter 7: Territorial Force volunteers again -- chapter 8: regiment again -- appendices: the band ; cadets ; the Ranfurly connection ; regimental association ; casualties ; battle honours ; honours and awards ; annual camps ; appointments ; digger ; lineage ; reflections ; glossary ; index
Public Access Text
Print: The Auckland Regiment 1898-1998 / Number 8 of a print run of 200, copied from watercolour by Craig S. Primrose, 1998 (Print P95). Includes bibliographical references and index. "Presented to Auckland War Memorial Museum by 3rd Battalion Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Regimental Association"--book plate, 108839.
Collection Type
General Outsize
Reserve Collection
Pou Maumahara
History Library
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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