Second Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group.

Third Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Battalion Group.

Fourth Otago and Southland Battalion Group.

Fifth Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group.

Seventh Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group.

For many years saluting was performed with the hand farthest from the officer saluted. This involved saluting with the left hand when passing an officer on the right hand side. To certain sections of Indian troops, however, saluting with the left hand was an insult and this method was abolished in 1918.

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Duke of York visit

His Royal Highness The Duke of York (pictured with LT COL Tarsau and WO1 Purvis) received a welcome from the Army’s Maori Cultural Group at Trentham camp on Friday 16 March, along with a 100-strong Royal Guard of Honour and 21-gun salute.

The Duke is Colonel-in-Chief of the New Zealand Army's Logistics Regiment, which is known as the Duke of York’s Own.

The Duke's visit coincided with the graduation of 36 Logistics Basic Training students.At their prizegiving he congratulated Privates Edwina Taua and Ricki Mitchell and said good training was vital to the success of the Logistics Regiment.

The Duke also praised the NZDF's strong contribution to the international community and said New Zealand was highly respected for their work abroad.

See our Image Gallery of The Duke of York's visit to New Zealand, including his presentation at a ceremony to honor the late Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi, in Rotorua on Saturday.

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