Active 1888–?? Allegiance British Empire Engagements Second Boer War | Country New South Wales Type Mounted Infantry | |
The New South Wales Mounted Rifles was a mounted infantry regiment of the Colony of New South Wales.
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History
The regiment was formed at the Victoria Barracks, Sydney on 17 September 1888, as the New South Wales Mounted Infantry. The regiment was renamed on 1 August 1893, as the New South Wales Mounted Rifles. A company of the regiment served in the Second Boer War in 1899, before they were amalgamated into the 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, as "A" squadron.
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