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Royal Australian Regiment

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Description

The Royal Australian Regiment, formed in 1948, is the parent administrative regiment for the regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army and the senior infantry battalion of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. Throughout its existence, units from this regiment have been deployed on operations in Japan, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam, Somalia, Rwanda, Cambodia, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Inscription

[Regimental Insignia]

"DUTY FIRST"

DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF

THOSE MEMBERS OF THE

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT

WHO PAID THE SUPREME

SACRIFICE AND ALL THOSE

WHO HAVE SERVED.

"MAY THEIR SPIRIT LIVE

FOR EVERMORE"

"LEST WE FORGET"

Conflicts

Korean War, Post-war occupation of Japan, Malayan Emergency, Vietnam War, Afghanistan, Peacekeeping

Location

Post World War II Gallery

Memorial type

Plaque

Contributions

Matt Smith, QLD War Memorial Register

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