Official War History of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919
Contents
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- Part I
- Chapter One — The Mobilisation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and Formation of Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment p. 1
- Chapter Two — The Voyage to Egypt p. 6
- Chapter Three — Training in Egypt p. 10
- Chapter Four — Gallipoli p. 14
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Chapter Five — Walker's Ridge p. 17
- [introduction] p. 17
- "Rest" in Shrapnel Gully p. 25
- Chapter Six — Operations prior to and including the Fight at Old No. 3 Post p. 27
- Chapter Seven — Back to the Trenches on Walker's Ridge p. 36
- Chapter Eight — Eventful August p. 40
- Chapter Nine — The Attack on Table Top and Destroyer Ridge p. 45
- Chapter Ten — The Battle of Chunuk Bair p. 51
- Chapter Eleven — Evacuation p. 72
- Part II
- Chapter Twelve — The Return of the Regiment to Egypt and the Horses and Beginning of the Desert Campaign p. 77
- Chapter Thirteen — Formation of the Anzac Mounted Division
- [introduction] p. 82
- Operations Prior to and Including the Battle of Romani p. 91
- The Katia Fight p. 100
- The Battle of Bir El Abd p. 101
- Criticism on the Battle of Romani p. 107
- Chapter Fourteen — The Advance towards El Arish p. 109
- Chapter Fifteen — The Battle of Rafa p. 122
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Chapter Sixteen — The Advance Towards and Against Gaza p. 132
- [introduction] p. 132
- The First Battle of Gaza p. 133
- Chapter Seventeen — The Second Battle of Gaza p. 142
- Chapter Eighteen — Occupation of the Wadi Ghuzee Line p. 148
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Chapter Nineteen — The Attack on Beersheba p. 157
- [introduction] p. 157
- The Fight at Ras El Nagb p. 163
- Chapter Twenty — The Battle of Ayun Kara p. 166
- Chapter Twenty-One — On to Jaffa p. 172
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Chapter Twenty-Two — Action at the River Auja and Engagement at Khirbet Hadrah p. 174
- [introduction] p. 174
- The Capture of Jerusalem p. 177
- A Wet and Cold Christmas p. 178
- Chapter Twenty-Three — Operations Prior to and Including the Capture of Jericho p. 180
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Chapter Twenty-Four — The Raid Across the Jordan and the Attack on Amman p. 189
- [Section One] p. 189
- Life in the Jordan Valley p. 207
- Chapter Twenty-Five — The Second Attack into Gilead p. 210
- Chapter Twenty-Six — The German Attack p. 214
- Chapter Twenty-Seven — The Grand Finale p. 217
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Chapter Twenty-Eight — The Advance on and Capture of Damieh Crossing p. 224
- [introduction] p. 224
- The Occupation of Es Salt p. 226
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Chapter Twenty-Nine — The Final Fight at Amman p. 228
- [introduction] p. 228
- Return to the Jordan Valley p. 231
- Chapter Thirty — Memorial Parade at Ayun Kara p. 234
- Chapter Thirty-One — The Egyptian Riots p. 238
- Part I
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- Honours and Awards p. 242
- Foreign Decorations p. 243
- Commanders and Temporary Commanders of the Regiment
- Gallipoli Deaths p. 244
- Gallipoli Wounded p. 249
- Palestine Deaths p. 253
- Palestine Wounded p. 256