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Formed at Hopu Hopu Camp as part of 4 Infantry Brigade, First Echelon, 2NZEF, the Regiment arrived in Egypt in February 1940. Trained in New Zealand on pneumatic-tyred 18-pounder guns and iron-shod 4.5-inch howitzers of World War 1 vintage, and on a variety of guns in Egypt, the Regiment was eventually equipped for combat with 25-pounders. Took part in every campaign from Greece to Trieste, usually in support of 4 Infantry and Armoured Brigade. Commanding Officers:
Original RSM: WO1 W.J. Fitzgerald Composition (from August 1941):
Main engagements: Italy and North Africa (See "Young Men who went off to War") Although the Regiment officially disbanded January 1946, 25 Bty was posted to Japan as part of the occupying J Force. The battery was disbanded in 1947.
See also: Ref: "Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War" |