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Prior to Federation each of the Australian colonies had maintained their own military forces made up pre-dominantly of volunteers or militia, and the uniforms they adopted generally followed colour and design of the part-time British territorial forces, being mostly green and grey as opposed to the red of the British regular forces, although this was worn by some units. [2]
The first approval for the use of distinctive unit colours for Australian army units came from Major General William Throsby Bridges for the 1st Division to fly flags to denote unit areas and lines in Egypt during World War I. C.E.W. Bean made the first reference to unit colour patches to be worn on the uniform, when he described Major General ...
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The Australian Army uniforms are detailed in the Australian Army Dress Manual [99] and are grouped into nine general categories, each ranging from ceremonial dress, to general duties dress, to battle dress (in addition there are a number of special categories specific to uniforms that are only worn when posted to specific locations, like ADFA ...
Current version of the Australian Army's Rising Sun badge, used since 1991. The Rising Sun badge, also known as the General Service Badge or the Australian Army Badge, is the official insignia of the Australian Army, and is mostly worn on the brim of a slouch hat or, less frequently, on the front of a peaked cap for Army personnel filling certain ceremonial appointments.
Sydney University Regiment: a description of the insignia worn from 1900–1973 by military units at the University of Sydney, together with information on honorary colonels and commanding officers. Military Historical Society of Australia, 1974. A history of the pipes and drums of the Sydney University Regiment. Sydney University Regiment ...
Pages in category "Australian military insignia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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