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Mounted Rifles Regiment parading through Nelson

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As in the South African War (1899–1902), New Zealand contributed men on horses to the First World War effort. They proved especially valuable in the Middle East. These members of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Regiment are parading through Nelson on 18 August 1914.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-026531-G
Photographer: Frederick Nelson Jones
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Mounted Rifles Regiment parading through Nelson, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/mounted-rifles-regiment-parading-through-nelson, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated