item details
NameMilitary Insignia - New Zealand Field Artillery
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); 1911- 1916
Classificationinsignias, badges
Materialsbrass
DimensionsOverall: 75mm (width), 12mm (height), 100mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH021146
Overview
The New Zealand Field Artillery was formed in 1911. Members of its local units, called ‘batteries’, were mostly part-time volunteers. Field artillery batteries had horse-drawn field guns, which could be moved around battlefields, unlike fixed coastal artillery batteries which were built to defend harbours. In action, the field artillery supported infantry by firing at enemy guns and troops.
The Field Artillery's cap badge features an old-fashioned gun, symbolising the long history of artillery, and a Crown, representing loyalty to the monarch.
The Latin motto 'Quo fas et gloria ducunt' means ‘Whither right and glory lead’, reflecting the gunners’ duty to be in action wherever needed.