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A Duty Done: A History of The Royal Australian Regiment in the Vietnam War (PDF). Linden Park, South Australia: The Royal Australian Regiment Association SA Inc. ISBN 978-0-9924704-0-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2014. Ferguson, Gregor (25 November 2006). "$10b Expansion Will Bring Strength". The Australian. Canberra ...
The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8 RAR) was an Australian Army Regular infantry battalion. The battalion was formed in July 1966 as part of an expansion of the Australian Army in the mid-1960s due to the perceived threat of Communism in southeast Asia.
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.
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Australia) 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 8th Battalion ...
With the reorganisation of the Army during 1973 due to the cessation of National Service, 2 RAR and 4 RAR were linked on 15 August 1973, to form 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2/4 RAR). [10] Between 1977 and 1979 2/4 RAR concentrated on conventional warfare including night and mounted operations.
A VC medic, Chung, reported that three of the VC RCL detachment were killed in the Australian counter-battery fire and were buried nearby. [9] During the battle, D445 Battalion supported the VC 275th Regiment, which included a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) battalion, by attempting to outflank the Australians to the south. [10]
8/9 RAR was formed on 31 October 1973 by linking 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment as part of cutbacks to the army following the end of the Vietnam War. Upon formation the unit was based at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane where it formed part of the 6th Brigade. [1]
Upon arrival the battalion joined the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) at 1 ATF's base at Nui Dat, however, the following month 6 RAR was replaced by the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) and it was with 2 RAR that the battalion served out its first year-long tour of duty in South Vietnam. [10]