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The 1st Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army.Although its numerical name was designated during the First World War, the 1st Battalion can trace its lineage back to 1854, when a unit of the Volunteer Rifles was raised in Sydney.
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) is a regular motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. 1 RAR was first formed as the 65th Australian Infantry Battalion of the 34th Brigade (Australia) on Balikpapan in 1945 and since then has been deployed on active service during the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Vietnam War, Unified Task Force in Somalia, East Timor, Iraq ...
In December 1948 the Australian component of the BCOF was reduced from a brigade to one understrength battalion, with the 1st and 2nd Battalions returning to Australia, while the 3rd Battalion remained in Japan. [39] On return to Australia the 34th Brigade became the 1st Brigade.
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.
The 1st and 2nd Battalions, Australian Commonwealth Horse arrived in Durban in March 1902 and together with the AAMC were formed into an Australian Brigade. From Durban the Australians were sent north by train via Ladysmith, Elandslaagte and Dundee to Newcastle. By 22 March over 1,000 Australians moved into camp with another 1,000 New ...
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf) is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. It was established on 14 December 1948, with its Royal Corps status being conferred by His Majesty King George VI .
1st and 2nd Companies, Australian Garrison Artillery; Nos. 8 and 9 Companies, Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (Permanent) 1st and 2nd Field Companies, Australian Engineers; 15th Signal Troop and 23rd Signal Company; 32nd Fortress Company; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 24th Companies, Australian Army Service Corps; 1st and 2nd Field Ambulances
0–9. 1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) 1st/19th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment; 1st Battalion (Australia) 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment