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Major-general Bernard Freyberg, VC, Colonel Stewart [1] C Squadron, 3rd The King's Own Hussars (seven light tanks) [1] Major G.W.Peck 10 Light Tank Mk VIs. B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment; Lieutenant George Simpson Two Matilda tanks, crewed in part by two officers and five gunners of the 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA).
In 1808, the New South Wales Corps was renamed the 102d Regiment of Foot. [1] Having arrived in the colony in December 1809 with the 73rd Regiment of Foot , which was to take over from the 102d Regiment of Foot, Governor Lachlan Macquarie was able to control the rum trade more effectively, introducing and enforcing a licensing system.
The decision to form the 1st Armoured Division was inspired by the success of mass tank tactics in Europe during the early stages of World War II. [1] The Australian War Cabinet approved the formation of an armoured division in July 1940, [2] and 1st Armoured Division was established on 1 July 1941, under the command of Major General John Northcott. [3]
The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. I: 1885–1918. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 07318-1047-3. Maitland, Gordon (2002). The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. II:1939–1945. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-7318-1160-7
The following order of battle describes the Army's organisational structure at the battalion and independent company/squadron level at the end of April 2023. It does not take into account changes to units' structure and command arrangements associated with operational deployments.
Historically, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander or the chronological order in which ships were deployed in naval situations. As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges.
The 5th Battalion was formed at Holsworthy Barracks, New South Wales on 1 March 1965. According to historian Robert O'Neill, since both 5 RAR and 6 RAR were the first battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment 'to be composed of a mixture of regulars and national servicemen, their formation and development was a particularly vital experiment for this was to be the model for the infantry ...
It can provide information on the strength of that formation and the equipment used. [1] An order of battle is not necessarily a set structure and it can change depending on tactical or strategic developments or the evolution of military doctrine. For example, a division could be radically altered from one campaign to another through the adding ...