Four troopers of the Kelso Mounted Rifles at Mandeville Camp in January 1907. From left are Alexander Thomson, Robert Leask, James Herbert and James Campbell. These last two troopers lost their lives in World War 1 and were decorated posthumously for... : Riders from the South
Four troopers of the Kelso Mounted Rifles at Mandeville Camp in January 1907. From left are Alexander Thomson, Robert Leask, James Herbert and James Campbell. These last two troopers lost their lives in World War 1 and were decorated posthumously for... : Riders from the South
The Mataura Mounted Rifles outfitted with a hotchpotch collection of hats, puggarees, helmets, uniforms and collar badges, circa 1904, at the Gore Railway Station. The young man standing on the extreme right is bugler Vernon Wayte; seated directly... : Riders from the South
The Mataura Mounted Rifles outfitted with a hotchpotch collection of hats, puggarees, helmets, uniforms and collar badges, circa 1904, at the Gore Railway Station. The young man standing on the extreme right is bugler Vernon Wayte; seated directly... : Riders from the South
The Otago Mounted Rifles at Zeitoun, Egypt, in 1914. Hugh Mackay is front-left. Photo by Ngita Harrington. : Riders from the South
The Otago Mounted Rifles at Zeitoun, Egypt, in 1914. Hugh Mackay is front-left. Photo by Ngita Harrington. : Riders from the South
On June 13, 1942, the 5th LAFV Regiment was invited to take part in an All Nations Parade in Dunedin. Frank Bulling was photographed driving the leading New Zealand-made LP2 carrier through the Octagon as the unit passed dignitaries squeezed together... : Riders from the South
On June 13, 1942, the 5th LAFV Regiment was invited to take part in an All Nations Parade in Dunedin. Frank Bulling was photographed driving the leading New Zealand-made LP2 carrier through the Octagon as the unit passed dignitaries squeezed together... : Riders from the South
Lieutenant-colonel Roy Pigou and his "merry men" of the 5th OMR (Armoured) put on a demonstration of firepower in Balclutha. In the photograph, a Stuart tank is about to launch itself off a small mound to the delight of the large crowd lining... : Riders from the South
Lieutenant-colonel Roy Pigou and his "merry men" of the 5th OMR (Armoured) put on a demonstration of firepower in Balclutha. In the photograph, a Stuart tank is about to launch itself off a small mound to the delight of the large crowd lining... : Riders from the South
Riders from the South
The story - or many stories, in fact - of the Otago Mounted Rifles is finally being told in full, writes Shane Gilchrist.