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The 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1914 for service during the First World War, the battalion fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front . The battalion was disbanded in 1919 but was re-raised in 1921 as part of the Citizens Force , and adopted the title of "Royal Melbourne Regiment" in 1935.
The battalion returned to South Vietnam for its second tour of duty on 19 May 1969, [3] under the command of Lieutenant Colonel David Butler. [6] Relieving 4 RAR, the battalion was re-designated as 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) due to the fact that there were two New Zealand rifle companies attached to them at this time, along with two mortar sections and ...
In 1988 the airborne companies (Charlie Airborne) of 1-17 Infantry, 2-17 Infantry and 4-9 Infantry were consolidated in 2-17 Infantry, giving the 6th ID an airborne battalion. Notable operational deployments included an eight-month deployment to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt by 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment , in 1990 as part of the ...
The battalion's origins lay in the enthusiasm for joining local Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs) engendered by an invasion scare in 1859. [1] The volunteer units which became the battalion comprised the following: 4th Hampshire Rifle Volunteers – formed in Havant in February 1860; 5th Hampshire Rifle Volunteers – formed in Portsmouth in ...
When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new Territorial Force (TF) under the Haldane Reforms of 1908, [14] [15] the 4th VB became the 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment with the following organisation: [4] [6] [16] [17] Headquarters at Stockport Armoury [7] [18] A & B Companies at the corner of Astley Street and Walmsley Street, Stalybridge [8]
On 1 April 1971 the 6th (Volunteer) Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment was formed from the expansion of many cadres which had recently been ordered to be disbanded and reformed as new units. The new battalion was formed as the second part-time unit in the Royal Anglian Regiment , the other TA unit being the 5th (V) Battalion .
The 1/6th Battalion (64 SL Regt) was reconstituted as 599th (Mobile) HAA Regiment, RA (Essex Regiment) (TA). The Regimental Headquarters was established at the Drill Hall, Mount Road, Chingford and here was raised "P" and "Q" Batteries, the first Commanding Officer being Lt-Col Sir John Ruggles-Brise RA (TA), later Lord Lieutenant of Essex.
GEN Joseph W. Stilwell (1 March 1946 – 12 October 1946) MG George Price Hays (13 October 1946 - June 1947) GEN Mark W. Clark (June 1947 – 30 September 1949) LTG Albert C. Wedemeyer (1 October 1949 – 23 June 1951) MG Milton B. Halsey (acting) (23 June 1951 – 31 August 1951) LTG Joseph M. Swing (1 August 1951–1954) LTG Willard G. Wyman ...