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Revision as of 05:56, 31 January 2016
| 2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment, New Zealand | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Service: | New Zealand Army |
| Branch: | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
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| Name1: | 2nd Battalion Otago Regiment |
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Contents
Information on Battalion
The 2nd Battalion Otago Regiment included the following companies:
- 4th Otago Company
- 8th Southland Company
- 10th North Otago Company
- 14th South Otago Company
Personal narratives
David Albert Grant
Private D Company 17th Reinforcements. Private 10th North Otago Company, 2nd Battalion Otago regiment
Letters to Leslie McKillop, 1916 - 1918, by Private David Albert Grant (Service No 27498), Alexander Turnbull Library (MS-Papers-0542)
Letters written during training, at Sling Camp, at Salisbury and while serving in France.
Related media
Official Sources
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