Battle Honours
The Battle Honours of the Waikato Mounted Rifles stem from service in South Africa and the First World War. The Second World War (1939–1945) Battle Honours were inherited from the 18th Armoured Regiment. Altogether they are:
- South Africa 1900-02
- Anzac
- Defence of Anzac
- Hill 60 (Anzac)
- Sari Bair
- Gallipoli 1915
- Rumani
- Rafah
- Egypt 1915-17
- Gaza
- Jerusalem
- Jaffa
- Jericho
- Jordan
- Megiddo
- Nablus
- Palestine 1917-18
- The Sangro
- Castel Frentano
- Orsogna
- Advance to Florence
- San Michele
- Paula Line
- Celle
- Pisciatello
- The Senio
- Santerno Crossing
- Bologna
- Idice Bridgehead
- Italy 1943-45
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