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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| 1941? | New Zealand
Armoured Corps three armoured battalions formed (1st NZ Army Tank Brigade) |
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| 1942.01.01 | all nine mounted rifles regiments of Territorial Force converted to "Light Armoured Fighting Vehicles Regiments" | |
| 1942 | 4th Infantry Brigade (18th Battalion, 19th Battalion, 20th Battalion) converted to armour | |
| 1947.07.12 | Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps | |
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Kiwis in Armour [WW2], by Jeff Plowman | |
| Regular Regiments: | ||
| 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment [1939-1947] | ||
| 3rd Division Tank Squadron [1943-1944] | ||
| 18th Armoured Regiment | ||
| 19th Armoured Regiment | ||
| 20th Armoured Regiment | ||
| Territorial Regiments: | ||
| 1st Armoured Regiment [1944-1962] | ||
| 2nd Armoured Regiment [1944-1956] | ||
| 3rd Armoured Regiment [1944-1956] | ||
| 4th Armoured Regiment [1954-1962] | ||
| Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles [1993-present] | ||
| Queen Alexandra's Regiment [1959- ] | ||
| New Zealand Scottish [1939-1999] | ||
| Squadrons: | ||
| Waikato Squadron | ||
| Wellington East Coast Squadron | ||
| Waikato Mounted Rifles [2003-present] | ||
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Note: battle honours are awarded to individual regiments of the corps |
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F.M. HM King George VI | |
| 1953.06.02 | HM Queen Elizabeth II | |
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