| Unit Name: | 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles |
| Dates: | 1911–1921 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Allegiance: | New Zealand Crown |
| Branch: | New Zealand Army |
| Role: | Mounted |
| Size: | Regiment |
| Command Structure: | New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade |
| Battles: | World War I |
| Commander1: | Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe |
| Commander1 Label: | Honorary Colonel |
The 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during World War I as a squadron of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of Gallipoli.As a part of the larger New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade (of the ANZAC Mounted Division), they went on to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.[1] [2]
Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe was appointed honorary colonel of the Regiment in 1923.[3] The regiment was renamed the 6th New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Manawatu) in 1921 and later to the simple Manawatu Rifles, which was absorbed into 2nd Armoured Regiment on 29 March 1944.[1]