15th north auckland company - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Trubia26 · #1 17-12-21, 03:26 PM

Hello! Can you tell me something about this company? I only know that was formed in 1911 and was part of the Auckland battalion...I can't find more info about the history of that company...Thank you!

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manchesters · #2 17-12-21, 03:42 PM

Here

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/infant...antry-regiment

Trubia26 · #3 17-12-21, 04:04 PM

Yes ..that is the info I already know...but I don't know the history of the 15th company...they servebd only in WWI or in WWII too? Are they still in service...or merged to other regíments?

Wmr-RHB · #4 17-12-21, 04:23 PM

In mu opinion this is the badge of the 15th (North Auckland) Regiment.
Never hear of the company you mention in the thread title.

A table that shows the lineage is here: https://hcvv.home.xs4all.nl/milweb/N...ZIR-B3-B6.html

I am not sure what toy mean with "serving in WW1", but apart from home defence, it did not. It was however, with the other four regiments on that page, important in raising The Auckland Infantry Regiment of the NZEF (and that is the unit where the link in post #2 above points to).

In WW2, again home defence until the Japanese invasion thread was gone, after which all battalions were disbanded to free people for either the 2nd NZEF or civilian jobs.

See also Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckla...hland_Regiment

Trubia26 · #5 17-12-21, 04:55 PM

Ok...thanks a lot for so valuable info!!!!

Trubia26 · #6 17-12-21, 05:27 PM

l've just changed the title of the thread ..but in the link in post 2# they name It as "company" not "regíment"
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Wmr-RHB · #7 17-12-21, 06:14 PM

I will bow to those who know much more about the New Zealand military then I do.

But your first post mentioned a raising year of 1911. And that can only be about the territorial regiment. The company was an "offspring", only raised in 1914 (and more of them later) and took the badges of the territorial regiment.

Trubia26 · #8 17-12-21, 07:00 PM

My messages are not conclusions but questions! I don't want to discuss you...just learn (I just knew the little I found)...and I am really gratefull to you for so valuable info and for take time to help me with new zealand military

Tinto · #9 17-12-21, 07:22 PM

Hi,

I think the confusion between "Company" and "Regiment" is because the 15th North Auckland Regiment was a company in the Auckland Battalion during WW1.
From the Auckland Regiment NZEF history by O. E. Burton:
"In the Auckland District there were in existence four Infantry Regiments: the 3rd (Auckland), 6th (Hauraki), 15th (North Auckland) and 16th (Waikato). Each of these Regiments provided a Company.....".

John

Trubia26 · #10 17-12-21, 08:09 PM

So the company that fought in WWI came from the territorial regiment that serves as home defence...is that right?

Wmr-RHB · #11 17-12-21, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Trubia26

So the company that fought in WWI came from the territorial regiment that serves as home defence...is that right?

I guess that not a specific Company was moved, but that people from all over the territorial regiment formed the Company of the NZEF regiment. Also that volunteers from the region that never served in the territorial regiment, enlisted in the company in the NZEF regiment. There was a strong bond, but they were separate.

Tinto · #12 17-12-21, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Trubia26

So the company that fought in WWI came from the territorial regiment that serves as home defence...is that right?

That is correct, although by this time the prospect of war overseas was there.
Cheers, John

Trubia26 · #13 18-12-21, 03:17 AM

Well, now I think I got It! Thanks a lot guys!...It is fascinate how you can learn history by collecting badges!