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4 RAR soldiers moving through a Malaysian village near the border with Indonesia in June 1966. On 18 January 1952, a Royal Australian Regiment Depot was established as a training unit for a special establishment on the Order of Battle. The depot was later renamed 4 RAR on 10 March 1952.
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 ...
The 2nd/4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2/4 RAR) was an Australian Army infantry battalion. 2/4 RAR was formed on 15 August 1973 by linking 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 2/4 RAR was unlinked to re-form 2 RAR and 4 RAR on 1 February 1995.
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 1960, with the introduction of the Pentropic organisation into the Australian Army and the subsequent formation of the Royal New South Wales Regiment the battalion was absorbed into the 3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, forming that unit's 'D' and 'E' Companies. [4]
As part of the post-Vietnam War reduction of the Australian Army 2 RAR was combined with 4 RAR between 15 August 1973 and 1 February 1995 as the 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. [5] The linked battalion occupied 4 RAR's lines in Lavarack barracks, upon formation with the CO from 4 RAR becoming the CO of 2/4 RAR.
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
In 1980, the Army formally revived a parachute infantry capability with 'D' Company of 6 RAR reorganised as a parachute company group. [15] [16] Moves then began to develop an airborne battalion, with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) selected for this role in 1983.