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New Zealand Scottish Regiment
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The New Zealand Scottish Regiment was a regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1939 as an infantry regiment and raised two battalions during the Second World War. Although the 1st Battalion was sent overseas during the war as part of the 3rd Division, it never saw combat. The regiment was reformed in 1948 as a reconnaissance regiment of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, but by the 1960s had been reduced to two independent squadrons. Various armoured vehicles were utilised by the regiment including Daimler Dingo Scout Cars, Daimler Armoured Cars, Ferret armoured cars and M113a1 armoured personnel carriers. The regiment was eventually disbanded in 2013.
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Active | 1939–2013 |
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Type | Infantry (1939–1943) Armoured reconnaissance (1948–2013) |
Motto(s) | Mo rich mo dhuthaich (Scottish Gaelic: My king my country) |
March | Highland Laddie |
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Colonel-in-Chief | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
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Tartan | Black Watch |
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