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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 4 - Battle of Romani

Although the action at Katia boosted Ottoman morale, it soon became clear that it had not deterred the British from continuing their offensive into the

Page 6 - Battle of Rafah

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

Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment timeline

Timeline for the Wellington Mounted Rifles in 1915 Read the full article

Page 1 - 1915

Timeline for the Wellington Mounted Rifles in

Page 2 - 1916

Timeline for the Wellington Mounted Rifles in

Page 3 - 1917

What the Wellington Mounted Rifles did in

Page 4 - 1918

The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (WMR), along with the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR), moves east across Palestine into the Jordan Valley in early

Page 5 - 1919

Like the rest of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (NZMR), the return of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (WMR) to New Zealand in 1919 is delayed by a shortage of

Page 6 - Further information

Links and books relating to the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the First World

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 5 - Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment

The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment (WMR) was one of four mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World

Page 8 - Wellington Mounted Rifles timeline 1914-19

Timeline for the Wellington Mounted Rifles in