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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 unit reverted to '1st New Zealand Special Air Service Squadron' on 1 April 1978. [19] From 1 January 1985 the unit was known as '1st New Zealand Special Air Services Group' [21] until its re-designation as a Regiment before February 2013. [22]
1st (New Zealand) Brigade [8] Headquarters, 1st Brigade (Linton Military Camp) 1st Command Support Regiment (Linton Military Camp), Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals. 1st (New Zealand) Military Intelligence Company; 1st Signal Squadron; 2nd Signal Squadron; 3rd Signal Squadron (Electronic Warfare) (Burnham Camp) 4th Signal Squadron (Burnham Camp)
Before the 2023 census, Linton Camp had a slightly different boundary, covering 4.98 km 2 (1.92 sq mi). [4] Using that boundary, Linton Camp had a population of 1,668 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 333 people (24.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 84 people (−4.8%) since the 2006 census.
The 1st Brigade is currently the largest unit of the New Zealand Army, and contains most of the army's deployable units. The brigade was formed on 13 December 2011 by amalgamating the 2nd Land Force Group and 3rd Land Force Group.
3rd Infantry Brigade Group Squadron; 1st Communication Zone Signal Squadron; A notable member of the RNZCS was Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Bassett, who was the only soldier serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) to be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) in the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War. [3]
The Divisional Cavalry Regiment and the 4th Armoured Brigade [1] were among the foremost NZ armoured units during World War II, though at home the 1st Army Tank Brigade was also established. Although the RNZAC did not deploy one of its own units to the Vietnam War , from 1965-1971 RNZAC personnel served within other New Zealand and Australian ...
The 1st Squadron was disbanded in 1990 and the 2nd Squadron became New Zealand Scottish with the role of rear area security. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In July 1993, the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps was reorganised.