A trophy of the First New Zealand Mounted Rifle Association, founded during the South African ('Boer') War.
The trophy, nicknamed 'The Cutter', is an enamel cup overlaid with silver bands engraved with the various reunion dates of the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles Association, 1901-56. The Association was founded aboard HM Troopship Orient on 26 January 1901.
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South African 'Boer' War
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RELATED TO NEW ZEALAND MOUNTED RIFLE ASSOCIATION TROPHY
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21 August 1915
New Zealand mounteds attack Hill 60
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12 April 1902
Train accident in South Africa kills 16 NZ soldiers
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28 September 1899
NZ answers Empire's call to arms in South Africa
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28 January 1901
Hardham wins VC in South Africa
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9 December 1899
NZ troops fire first shots during South African War
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24 February 1902
End of the battle of Langverwacht Hill
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Henry Coutts
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Wilhelmina Bain
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Palestine campaign
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South African 'Boer' War
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