title: Canterbury Infantry Regiment (NZEF)
text: # Canterbury Infantry Regiment (NZEF)
  
  The Canterbury Infantry Regiment was a military unit of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) raised for service in the First World War. It saw service in the Gallipoli Campaign (1915) and on the Western Front (1916–1919). The regiment was formed by grouping together companies from four different territorial regiments based in the Canterbury Military district.
  
  ## History
  
  The regiment was formed in 1914 as the Canterbury Battalion. The battalion consisted of four rifle companies, with each company raised from one of the territorial regiments of the Canterbury military district, namely the:
  
  * 1st (Canterbury) Regiment
  * 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment
  * 12th (Nelson) Regiment
  * 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment
  
  Each company retained the name and cap badge of its parent territorial regiment.
  
  