[28], Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Michael Bradley, 'Brocton's lost Army 'tribute' excavated after a century,' BBC News, 11 September 2013, Official History of New Zealand's Effort in the Great War, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Zealand_Rifle_Brigade_(Earl_of_Liverpool%27s_Own)&oldid=961782286, New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own), Military units and formations established in 1915, Military units and formations disestablished in 1919, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The brigade's first major offensive was during, It was thrown into a gap in the line caused by the German attack, called, This page was last edited on 10 June 2020, at 11:18. 1 T-Force, a British Army unit which was active in the Ruhr. Sailed from Bombay on 20 September, landing at Liverpool on 22 October 1914. Tragedy unfolding: the attack on Spanbroekmolen 12 March 1915. [12] The 1st returned to the peninsula a few months later in May 1809 and in July was force marched in an attempt to arrive with the main force for the Battle of Talavera but despite covering a notable distance they arrived on 29 July 1809, just after the battle. [7], The 2nd/95th, as part of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty's force, took part in the siege and subsequent storming of Montevideo, in what is now Uruguay, and which saw Montevideo captured on 3 February 1807, after clearing the surrounding area of Spanish troops in January. Commanding 9th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade, (the Prince Consort's Own). During the First World War it fought in Egypt, against the Senussi, and then on the Western Front. [7] With the return of Napoleon from exile, all of the companies in England crossed the channel and landed in Belgium in May 1815, joining with those already present, so that the entire regiment, bar the five companies still in America, became part of Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army.

In September 2013, it was reported that Staffordshire County Council would excavate the World War I model battlefield near Brocton, Staffordshire, which had been constructed by German Prisoners of War held in a camp on nearby Cannock Chase and guarded by soldiers of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own). The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army formed in January 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" to provide sharpshooters, scouts, and skirmishers. [7] On 15 August they had the distinction of firing the first shots of the Peninsular War during a skirmish at Óbidos against the French, but also unfortunately suffered the first British officer fatality of the war, a Lieutenant Ralph Bunbury. [5], The regimental collection is held by the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum which is based at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester. [45] The battalion was reformed in the United Kingdom and became part of the 2nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division and took part in many battles in the North African Campaign before transferring to the 22nd Armoured Brigade of the 7th Armoured Division in June 1942. Up to 27 October 1917, this was known as 241st Graduated Battalion and had no regimental affiliation. Moved in November 1914 to billets in High Wycombe. In addition, Melvill was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George along with Brigadier Generals Fulton and Stewart. [55], The 1st Battalion was renamed the 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade in 1958 and was amalgamated with the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) and the King's Royal Rifle Corps to form the Royal Green Jackets on 1 January 1966. 14th and 15th (Reserve) Battalions In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and King of Prussia’ and moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive position. 22 July 1915 : landed at Boulogne. [16] The regiment also took part in the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813. A depot/training unit, it moved on mobilisation to Sheerness, going on in March 1916 to Eastchurch where it remained as part of Thames & Medway Garrison. In 1816, at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, they were again renamed, this time as the "Rifle Brigade".

Following the outbreak of the First World War, the New Zealand government authorised the formation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), under the command of Major General Alexander Godley, for service abroad. Formed in August 1916 and was at Falmouth for the rest of the war.