Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
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.
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“Just pierce my right side open
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—Unknown. The Death of Queen Jane (l. 7–8)
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Though mounted in that saddle Homer rode
Where the swan drifts upon a darkening flood.”
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