Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Regiment

The Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1965 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two seperate regiments:

• 3rd Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) Regiment
• 15th Northland Regiment

The amalgamation saw the new regiment become a TF battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. This was until the later reorganisation of 1999, which saw the TF battalions split from the RNZIR to become multi-function battalion groups. The Auckland and Northland Regiment became the 3rd Auckland and Northland Battalion Group, with the following unit types:

• Engineers – 1 Field Squadron, RNZE
• Infantry – Ranfurly Company
• Artillery – 11/4 Battery, RNZA
• Medical – 1 Health Company
• Signals – 1 Signal Squadron, RNZ Sigs
• Logistics – 1 Logistics Company
• Band – Royal New Zealand Artillery Band

• Battle Honours
  • South Africa 1900 – 1902
  • First World War: ANZAC, Krithia, Gallipoli 1915, Somme 1916 – 1918, Flers – Courcelette, Messines 1917, Passchendaele, Arras 1918, Bapaume, Canal Du Nord
  • Second World War: Mount Olympus, Crete, Sidi Rezegh 1941, El Alamein, Tebaga Gap, Takrouna, The Sangro, Cassino 1, The Senio, Solomons

• Affiliations
  • Royal Anglian Regiment