World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula; World War, 1914-1918 -- New Zealand
395 Horses
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N.Z.T. "Hawkes 7,207 13 Port Otago Mounted Rifles Regt. (less 1 Squadron) 40 Officers
No. 9 Bay" Chalmers Otago Infantry Battalion (2 Companies and 930 Men
Machine Gun Section) 569 Horses
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N.Z.T. "Arawa" 9,372 12 Wellington Wellington Infantry Battalion (less West Coast 59 Officers
No. 10 Coy. and 7 and 8 Platoons) 1,259 Men
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regt. (less 2 troops) 215 Horses
Field Artillery Brigade (in part)
Signal Troop N.Z.E.
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N.Z.T. "Athenic" 12,234 12 Lyttelton Headquarters Mounted Rifles Brigade 54 Officers
No. 11 Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regt. (2 Squadrons) 1,259 Men
Canterbury Infantry Battalion (less 1 Company) 339 Horses
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N.Z.T. "Waimana" 10,389 14 Auckland Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 61 Officers
No. 12 Auckland Infantry Battalion 1,400 Men
N.Z. Signal Company 496 Horses
N.Z. Divisional Train
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In addition to the units mentioned each transport carried the usual
details--Naval Transport Officer, Medical Officers, Chaplains, etc.
N.Z.T. No. 1 (s.s. "Moeraki") and N.Z.T. No. 2 (s.s. "Monowai") took
the Samoan Force in August, 1914.
Transports Carrying the New Zealand and Australian Division from
Alexandria to Gallipoli, April 1915.
Name of O.C. Troops. Adjutant
Transport.
"ACHAIA" Major H. Hart Lieut. A. J. Cross
Wellington Battalion Wellington Battalion
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