13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment | |
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Active | 1898–1921 |
Country | New Zealand |
Allegiance | Britain |
Branch | New Zealand Military Forces |
Type | Infantry |
Motto(s) | Kia ponu tonu (Maori: Be faithful) |
Engagements | Second Boer War First World War |
Commanders | |
Honorary Colonel | Arthur Pole Penton |
The 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in 1911 from various volunteer corps raised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Men from the regiment saw combat in the First World War as part of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment. It was amalgamated with the 12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment to form the 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment in 1921, which was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment in 1923.