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SASR soldiers returning to the main Australian base at Nui Dat after a patrol in May 1970. A fourth squadron was raised in mid-1966, but was later disbanded in April 1967. [45] The SASR operated closely with the New Zealand SAS, with a troop being attached to each Australian squadron from late 1968. [46]
The unit reverted to '1st New Zealand Special Air Service Squadron' on 1 April 1978. [19] From 1 January 1985 the unit was known as '1st New Zealand Special Air Services Group' [21] until its re-designation as a Regiment before February 2013. [22]
The Battle of Aidabasalala (16 October 1999) was a small but hard-fought action during the 1999 East Timorese crisis between pro-Indonesian militia and a six-man Australian covert reconnaissance patrol from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) operating as part of the United Nations-mandated International Force for East Timor (INTERFET).
[69] [70] The New Zealand Special Air Service squadron was formed in June 1955 to serve with the British SAS in Malaya, which became a full regiment in 2011. [71] Australia formed the 1st SAS Company in July 1957, which became a full regiment of the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) in 1964. [72]
He returned to New Zealand to become Commandant of the Army Schools at Waiouru. After nearly 18 months at Waiouru, Rennie was promoted to colonel and appointed as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces , a position he held until late 1969 as Fiji went through a period of racial tension between Indo-Fijians and Indigenous Fijians leading up to ...
This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA).. Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War
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During the morning of 6 Oct 43 the enemy shelling, machine-gun fire and mortar fire became intense until finally his section officer was killed and the remainder of his section were either killed or wounded, the only survivor, L/Cpl. MacLennan carried all the wounded back to the A.D.S. unaided and under fire, then returned to his post.