The Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles is an armoured unit of the New Zealand Army, part of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. It traces its origins back to the Wanganui Volunteer Cavalry in 1864. Throughout its history the unit has had several name changes, amalgamations and disbandments. Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Ngāti Tumatauenga or New Zealand Army is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians. ... The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Territorial Force regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. ...

It was reformed in 1993 by the amalgamation of the remaining New Zealand regular and Territorial Force armoured units: Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

• Queen Alexandra's Squadron - A Squadron (armoured)
• Waikato/Wellington East Coast Squadron - B Squadron (armoured/armoured personnel carrier)
• New Zealand Scottish Squadron - C Squadron (armoured personnel carrier)

The new regiment had a total of two regular squadrons and a TF squadron. The regiment was initially equipped with the Scorpion tank and M113 armoured personnel carrier. In 1999, with the reorganisation of the army, the regiment was reduced to a single squadron, with B Squadron transferring to the Hauraki Regiment and the New Zealand Scottish converting to an infantry company within the Otago and Southland Regiment. In 2004, the remaining squadron began requipping with the NZLAV, a version of the LAV III armoured vehicle specially developed for the New Zealand Army. In 2005 the unit moved to Burnham Military Camp. The FV101 Scorpion is a British light tank, part of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) or, CVR(T) family. ... The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations. ... Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport infantry on the battlefield. ... This article is about the year. ... The 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles is an armoured regiment of the New Zealand Army, part of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. ... The Hauraki Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ... Standard NATO code for a friendly infantry company. ... The Otago and Southland Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NZLAV armoured vehicle (AV) is a variant of the General Motors LAV III. It was developed by Canada and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the New Zealand military. ... The LAV III armoured vehicle (AV) is the latest (entering service in 1999) in General Motors light armoured vehicle (LAV) line. ...

Operations

Personnel from the unit have served in the New Zealand Wars, the Boer War , World War I, World War II, and several peacekeeping missions such as in Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor. The most noticable being Farrier-Major William James Hardham who won the Victoria Cross during the Second Boer War in 1901. The Māori Wars, now more commonly being referred to as The Land Wars and also as the New Zealand Wars, refers to a series of conflicts that happened in New Zealand between 1845 and 1872. ... There were two Boer Wars: the First Boer War (1880–1881) the Second Boer War (1899–1902). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Missing image Photo by Terry Macdonald William James Hardham was a New Zealander recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians...

Today

The current squadron makeup is:

• Squadron Headquarters (SHQ),
• 3 x Cavarly Troops (1,2 & 3 Tps), and
• Support Troop (Spt Tp).

Squadron Headquarters operates NZLAV and LOV (Pinzgauer) in the command role, while each cav troop consists of 4 x NZLAV. Support troop is a combination of the Quartermasters Store (Unimog and LOV) and the Fitters Section who provide 1st line repair and recovery (LAV-R and LOV or Unimog). The squadron also operates Armoured LOV in a reconnaissance and surveillance role when needed. The NZLAV armoured vehicle (AV) is a variant of the General Motors LAV III. It was developed by Canada and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the New Zealand military. ... Pinzgauer is a (male) inhabitant of the Pinzgau, an Alpine region in the west of the state of Salzburg, Austria the name of a breed of horse, as well as a breed of cattle A High Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle designed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch ...

Alliances

•  United Kingdom - The Royal Dragoon Guards
•  United Kingdom - The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's and Royal Irish)
•  United Kingdom - The King's Royal Hussars
•  United Kingdom - The Royal Tank Regiment
•  Australia - 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)