April 18 2018
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From farms to killing fields u by Kent Caddick
With the declaration of war on August 4, 1914 many young men from around Selwyn saw an opportunity for adventure and a chance to serve their country in the ‘war to end all wars’. P3
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They come from the small country towns around Selwyn to sign up and the attraction for many of the country lads, with their ability to ride horses, was to join the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment. The regiment was assigned to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, and formed part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, serving alongside two other mounted regiments — the Auckland Mounted Rifles and the Wellington Mounted Rifles. The small rural Selwyn community of Greendale will mark the involvement of the mounted regiments this year with a parade of 25 horses and riders from the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Trust. While some of the horses and riders will be in attendance at the dawn parade at the Burnham military camp and the Templeton RSA next week, the gathering in Greendale will be the biggest as the other two venues have limited space. Greendale’s Anzac Day service organiser, Ian Warren, said the horses have particular significance for Selwyn as it was from its rural areas that both soldiers and horses came to make up the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment. “Thirteen of the soldiers who are recorded on the Greendale Memorial gates were in the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, which became part of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, which in turn became part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, which fought at Gallipoli and the Middle East,” Mr Warren said.
p Anzac services around Selwyn next week will mark the final year of WWI, 100 years ago
The New Zealand Mounted Rifle Trust is also setting up a display in Greendale Domain, and the guest speaker will be Major Karl Maddaford, Officer Commanding A Company, 2/4 RNZIR. Selwyn had a history of soldiers on horseback with the Malvern Mounted Rifles, Amuri Mounted Rifles and the Ellesmere Mounted Rifles being formed around the time of the Boer War (1899-1902). The three came together to form the 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry), and along with the 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles
and the 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles, became the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment (CMR) under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Findlay. The CMR was established with 26 officers, 523 other ranks and 600 horses. On September 23, 1914 the regiment left their camp for Lyttelton and embarked on the transport ships HMNZT Tahiti and HMNZT Athenic. Leaving the same day, they arrived at Wellington the next afternoon and disembarked. Continued on page 10 ...
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