Queen Alexandra's 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles

Queen Alexandra's 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles
Active	1911–1921
Country	New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand Crown
Branch	New Zealand Army
Role	Mounted
Size	Regiment
Part of	New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
Engagements	Great War

The Queen Alexandra's 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during the Great War as a squadron of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of Gallipoli. As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (of the ANZAC Mounted Division) they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

In 1921 it became the 2nd New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Queen Alexandra's Wellington West Coast) and later still became Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles.

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