13th Coast Regiment, New Zealand Artillery explained

Unit Name:13th Coast Regiment, New Zealand Artillery
Dates:1943
Country:New Zealand
Branch:Army
Type:Artillery
Command Structure:New Zealand Artillery
Role:Coastal Artillery
Size:One regiment
Garrison:Dunedin, New Zealand
Ceremonial Chief:HM The Queen
Ceremonial Chief Label:Captain General
Motto:Ubique (Everywhere) (Latin)
Identification Symbol Label:Tac-Sign
March:Quick — The Right of the Line
Slow — The Duchess of Kent

The 13th Coast Regiment, New Zealand Artillery was a coastal artillery regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in May 1943 from the coastal defence batteries based in the lower South Island, which were formerly part of 11th Coast Regiment. The regiment consisted of:[1] [2]

The 13th Coast Regiment was disbanded in December 1943 and the batteries returned to the 11th Coast Regiment.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZ Coastal Artillery Units of World War 2 . 2022-03-10 . Royal New Zealand Artillery Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20081015043526/http://riv.co.nz/rnza/rf/ww2/nz2.htm . 15 October 2008 . dead.
  2. Book: Cooke, Peter. Defending New Zealand: Ramparts on the Seas 1840-1950s. Defence of New Zealand Study Group. 2016. Wellington. 0-473-06833-8. 277.