1st Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery

April 2022 1st Field Regiment,Royal New Zealand Artillery Cap badge Royal New Zealand Artillery.png Cap badge of the Royal New Zealand Artillery 1921–1964 New Zealand New Zealand Army Field Artillery Auckland The 1st Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery was a territorial field artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed as 1st Field Artillery Brigade in 1921 and brought the independent batteries of the Auckland Area under a single command.Henderson Green Cooke 2008 160 In 1940, the New Zealand territorial artillery brigades were redesignated as regiments and the former batteries became troops within new, larger batteriesHenderson Green Cooke 2008 324WW2 Artillery Units Stationed in NZ http://riv.co.nz/rnza/rf/ww2/nz.htm 2022-03-09 Royal New Zealand Artillery Association https://web.archive.org/web/20100513110803/http://riv.co.nz/rnza/rf/ww2/nz.htm 13 May 2010 dead During the Second World War, the 1st Field Regiment remained in New Zealand for home defense as part of the 1st Division.Cooke 2016 326 After the war, the regiment remained a part of the territorial force until it was disbanded in 1964.Henderson Green Cooke 2008 407 Notes Citations References Henderson Alan Green David Cooke Peter D. F. The Gunners:A History of New Zealand Artillery Reed Publishing 2008 Auckland 978-07900-1141-7 Cooke Peter D. F. Defending New Zealand: Ramparts on the Seas 1840-1950s Defence of New Zealand Study Group 2016 Wellington 0-473-06833-8 Category:Artillery regiments of New Zealand Category:Military units and formations established in 1921 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1964