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The NZ version of the slouch hat currently worn by the various corps and regiments of the New Zealand Army is known as the "Mounted Rifles Hat". The puggaree is always khaki-green-khaki, the original Mounted Rifles puggaree, with only the badge denoting the wearer's Regimental affiliation.
A wide brimmed khaki slouch hat with green puggaree, of a pattern formerly worn by the New Zealand Mounted Rifle regiments, replaced the khaki "No 2" British Army peaked cap as Service dress uniform headdress for all branches in 1998.
The New Zealand Army is the principal land warfare force of New Zealand, a part of the New Zealand Defence Force. Since the ANZUS breakup and the end of the Cold War, the New Zealand Army has been deployed to a number of conflict zones, often as part of a coalition force or part of a United Nations peacekeeping operation.
United Kingdom New Zealand: Beaverette NZLP 1942 1945 [24] Staghound armoured car United States: 1943 1944 Used in Italian Campaign [24] Armoured Carrier, Wheeled, New Zealand Pattern New Zealand: 1943 1957 [24] Armoured Car, Daimler United Kingdom: Mk II 1953 1960 [24] M113 Armored Personnel Carrier United States: M113A1 1970 2005 [24] [33 ...
Officer cadets and the New Zealand Army Band wear this headdress with a scarlet and blue full dress uniform. In 2012, it was announced that this form of campaign hat was to be replaced for general wear by the "Mounted Rifles Hat"; [11] a headdress resembling that of the Australian Army slouch hat but without the turned-up side rim. The historic ...
The New Zealand Army's primary service weapon is the Modular Assault Rifle System - Light (MARS-L) assault rifle, which is used by all service branches of the New Zealand Defence Force. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] The weapon can be equipped with accessories such as an ACOG sight, M203 grenade launcher or M7 bayonet .
On 28 September 1899, the New Zealand Government offered a contingent to serve with the British Imperial Forces in South Africa, two weeks before the war with the Boer republic began. A total of 10 contingents – the New Zealand Mounted Rifles (NZMR) – were sent between 1899 and 1902, totalling 6,495 officers and men and more than 8000 horses.
They are wearing the typical uniform of World War I including the slouch hat and the "lemon squeezer" campaign hat that are iconic of the 'Diggers' of Australia and New Zealand respectively. The horse of the New Zealander on the right has been injured or shot, and the rider is falling to the ground; the rider on the left is supporting his mate.