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The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a three battalion regiment; however, since then its size has fluctuated as battalions have been raised ...
1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
In general, the rank of the incumbents of these positions is WO1, and they wear the WO1 rank insignia. [1] Due to it having its own special insignia which is worn instead of the WO1 rank insignia, the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) 1 is unusual as it holds the unique Army rank of Warrant Officer (WO), which is senior to WO1 and ...
In more modern times the first known example of a colour patch worn by Australian Army personnel was that of the Australian Army Fire Service (AFS). The patch was originally designed and worn by members of the Enoggera Fire Station (c. 1980) and consisted of a blue roundel ring around a red circle in the centre. The words "Army Fire Service ...
This rank is the highest appointed rank in the Australian Army, and is its Commander-in-Chief. State Governor. This rank insignia is worn by state governors. Field Marshal (Abbreviated: FM) – O11. This rank is generally reserved for wartime and ceremonial purposes; there are no regular appointments to the rank.
The Australian Defence Force's (ADF) ranks of officers and enlisted personnel in each of its three service branches of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Australian Army, and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) inherited their rank structures from their British counterparts. The insignia used to identify these ranks are also generally ...
The political decision to raise the fourth battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment was made in 1963. [1] Consequently, instructions for the raising of the battalion were issued on 13 January 1964. The official raising of 4 RAR on 1 February 1964 was the first time a regular infantry battalion had been raised on Australian soil. [ 2 ]
1st Armoured Regiment (1AR) is an armoured regiment of the Australian Army and is the senior regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC). Formed as an armoured unit in the Australian Regular Army on 7 July 1949, the regiment squadrons served during the Vietnam War operating Centurion tanks.