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Below is shown the Insignia of the
9th Hawkes Bay Regiment (Circa WW I ) and the insignia of the
Wellington Regiment which is permitted to be worn on the dress
uniform belt buckle today by members of the Regimental Band. |
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The
Wellington
Regiment |
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The Regiment
Although units of volunteer militia were in existence from about May
1840, October 1867 saw the start of the continuous history of the
Wellington Regiment with the formation of the "Wellington
Veteran Volunteer Corps".
The illustrations below show the various insignia etc that have been
passed down through the years from the various units and a
progression chart follows, showing the connections of these units.
The Band
Officially formed on the 6th of May 1933 from the Band of the Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve as the Band of the Wellington Regiment, the
band has been continuously attached to the Regiment under it's
various titles since that date as a full Military Band and Corps of
Drums. As the New Zealand Army was reorganized during the period to
today, the band has been fortunate to be able to carry various
insignia from the affiliations on the full dress uniform of
bandsmen. |
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Regiment |
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The Collar insignia of the 9th Hawke's Bay
Regiment |
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There is a tradition
associated with these Collar insignia: This was established by
Colonel R. Gambrill who led the 9th Hawke's Bay Service Company on
Gallipoli and who handed on his Collar badges to his successor on
relinquishing command, a tradition which has been observed ever
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The Black Eight Pointed Star
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Worn on the upper sleeves of the
tunic and behind the cap/beret badge, the star is from the New Zealand
Rifle Brigade 1914-1918 (This permission was granted ONLY to the
Wellington Regiment and subsequently passed on to ONLY the current
Regiment).
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The Regiment has both a Queens
Colour and Regimental Colour presented to the then 7th Battalion in
1979 by the Governor General Sir Keith Holyoake GCMG, CH. To reflect
this honour, the drums of the band are emblazoned with the Regimental
Battle Honours and take second place only to "The Colours"
(Shown Below) |
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Battle Honour's |
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Somme, 1916-18
Messines, 1917
Ypres, 1917
- France And Flanders, 1916-18
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Greece
Crete
Tobruk, 1941
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The
progression chart of the various units
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Motto's |
"Kia Toa" (Stand Strong)
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Freedom's |
Wellington City, 10 August 1938
Napier City, 17 March 1957
Gisborne City, 23 February 1979 |
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Music |
"The Wellington
Regiment"
"The Dashing White
Sergeant" |
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Alliances |
The York and
Lancaster Regiment
Formed in 1808 - The
Sixty Fifth, served in New Zealand 1846 - 1867, won two VC's in New
Zealand. Disbanded in 1968.
The
Queen's Lancashire Regiment
Formed in
1702 - Sanderson's Marines, Battle Honour's include New Zealand,
Alliance dates from 1913.
The
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Whiltshire)
Formed in
1744 - Trelawney's Regiment, Battle honour's include New Zealand.
Alliance dates from 1925.
The
Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
Formed in
1778 - Seaforth Highlander's, served alongside N.Z Division , at the
Battle of El Alamein, 1942. Alliance dates from 1950. |
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