1st Machine Gun Squadron (New Zealand)
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1st Machine Gun Squadron (New Zealand)
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The 1st Machine Gun Squadron was a sub-unit of the New Zealand Military Forces during the First World War. It was part of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, and served with them in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign from 1916 to 1918. The squadron was formed in Egypt during 1916 by amalgamating three machine gun sections, belonging to three separate regiments: the Auckland Mounted Rifles, the Canterbury Mounted Rifles and the Wellington Mounted Rifles. Each section was initially equipped with
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Machine_Gun_Squadron_(New_Zealand)
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2022-07-06T09:18:26Z
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