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Sinai campaign

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. Read the full article

Page 6 - Battle of Rafah

If the British failed to capture Rafah quickly they risked being overwhelmed by large Ottoman forces sent from

Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline

The Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment actions in 1915, from Sinai to Gallipoli Read the full article

Page 1 - 1915

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

Page 2 - 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 Division

Page 3 - 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

Page 4 - 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 of

Page 5 - 1919

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

Page 6 - Further information

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Mounted Rifles units

An overview of the formation and units of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the First World war Read the full article

Page 2 - Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment

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

Page 6 - Auckland Mounted Rifles timeline 1914-19

Detailed account of the AMR in