Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles

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Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
Cap badge of Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
Active	1864–present
Country	New Zealand
Branch	New Zealand Army
Type	Mounted Rifles
Role	Light Cavalry
Size	One Regiment
Part of	Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	Linton Military Camp
Nickname(s)	QA
Motto(s)	Ake Ake Kia Kaha (Forever and Ever Be Strong)
Colours	Amber and Black
March	New Colonial
Anniversaries	16 September – Regimental Birthday 20 November – Corps Day/Cambrai Day
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel Caleb Berry
Colonel Commandant	Colonel(Rtd.) T.J. McComish
Insignia
Distinguishing Patch

Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles (QAMR) is an armoured regiment of the New Zealand Army and forms part of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1864 and is currently an armoured cavalry unit equipped with NZLAV.