6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles
The 6th Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during World War I 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, they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.It was renamed the 6th New Zealand Mounted Rifles in 1921 and later to the simple Manawatu Rifles, which was absorbed into 2nd Armoured Regiment on 29 March 1944.Notable unit members
