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Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline

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  The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) was one of four mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War.

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• Page 2 – 1914

  Detailed account of the AMR in 1914

• Page 3 – 1915

  The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment actions in 1915, from Sinai to Gallipoli

• Page 4 – 1916

  When most of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force goes to France in April 1916, the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) remains in Egypt as part of an Anzac Mounted

• Page 5 – 1917

  During 1917 the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) and the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) take part in three battles for Gaza.

• Page 6 – 1918

  The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment (AMR) and the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) move east across Palestine into the Jordan Valley in early 1918 as part

• Page 7 – 1919

  The return home of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR) is delayed by a shortage of shipping.

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  Books and links relating to the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment

Sinai campaign

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  The Sinai campaign is less well known than other First World War campaigns like Gallipoli and those on the Western Front. But it was here, in the harsh, arid desert, that the Allies took the first major step towards their ultimate victory over the Ottoman Turks in the Middle East.

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• Page 6 - Battle of RafahIf the British failed to capture Rafah quickly they risked being overwhelmed by large Ottoman forces sent from