Then re-raised 31 October 2007 The battalion formed part of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) with 5RAR and 6RAR. The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR) is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army.It was originally raised in 1965 as part of Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War and it eventually served two tours in Vietnam in 1967 and 1971. This is not a war group. It arrived in South Vietnam on 17 November 1969, relieving 9RAR on 25 November. The 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Recently, in July 1968 the Second Battalion of The Parachute Regiment visited the Eighth Battalion at Terendak during the Second Battalion's brief stay in Malaysia. The 8th/9th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, was formed on the 31st October 1973 from the linking of the 8th Battalion, RAR and the 9th Battalion, RAR The Battalion remained in existence until 30th June 1997. It can trace its history back to 9 August 1858 and the battalion has existed since maintaining an unbroken record of service, albeit in varying forms and under various names. Son of Robert Chesley Ayre & Lydia Gertrude Ayre of Brookdale, St.John's, Newfoundland. #Australian Infantry #DutyFirst #PigBattalion. Sergeant, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), Australian Army. 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia. The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) The Infantry Regiments of Surrey; Battle Honours & Distinctions. Regards - The 8/9 RAR Social Media Team The 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Brisbane's Own) is a Brisbane based infantry unit of the Australian Army. It was originally formed in 1973 by linking together both the 8th and 9th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. Back to Calendar. 8th/7th Battalion based through out regional Victoria. [7RAR] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a group on Roblox owned by AstroIoid with 49 members. Also elements of the Battalion have served in East Timor, Rwanda, Iraq, Timor-Leste, Afghanistan and the Solomon Islands, This is an historical and factual account of the Battalion aided by contributions from our many members The Eighth Battalion, 1st Australian Task Force. The US presidential Unit Citation was awarded to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (23 and 24 April 1951), the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (24 and 25 April), and Company A, 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion (United States), (24 and 25 April 1951) for their actions at Kapyong on the 23rd and 24th of April 1951. GODFREY, Robert Joseph . The 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR) is an Australian Army infantry battalion. 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia. 7.1K likes. Carnoy Military Cemetery, Somme, France. It is one of two battalions that make up the Royal Victoria Regiment (RVR), with its sister unit being 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment. GOLDSPINK , Norman Herbert (MBE) Warrant Officer Class 2, 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit, Vietnam , Australian Army. It was originally raised in Brisbane, Queensland, on 6 June 1965 and has since then served in a number of overseas deployments and conflicts including South Vietnam, Singapore, East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. 8RAR was raised at Enoggera, Brisbane, on the 14th of July 1966, from a nucleus of men transferred in from 1RAR that had just returned from Vietnam. Citation for the Eighth Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8 RAR) was an Australian Army Regular infantry battalion. July 1918 June 1918. 7K likes. The 8th/7th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment (8/7 RVR) is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. These two infantry battalions make up the infantry combat power of the Army Reserve within Victoria. It was originally formed in 1973 by linking together both the 8th and 9th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. Elements of the Regiment and individual members have served on operational deployments with regular Royal Australian Regiments (RAR) and the RVR. The battalion formed part of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) with 5RAR and 6RAR. 7.1K likes. Major components of the RA Inf include the various battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment and the six state-based Reserve infantry regiments, such as the Royal New South Wales Regiment. It arrived in South Vietnam on 17 November 1969, relieving 9RAR on 25 November. [VWRP] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a group on Roblox owned by Callsign_Celestial with 149 members. 7ᴛʜ ʙᴀᴛᴛᴀʟɪᴏɴ, ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀɴ ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇɴᴛ "THE PORKY SEVEN" ₪ ₪ This is an official faction at Vietnam War Roleplay Community. The first regular infantry battalion to be raised in Australia, 4RARA served in Malaysia as part of the Far East Strategic Reserve from August 1965 to September 1967. Initially the battalion … Age 24. Born St. John's, Newfoundland on 28-11-1892 & was educated at the Leys School where he he attained a blue for Lacrosse. 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) was raised on 14 July 1966 at Enoggera in Queensland. 2K likes. 8 Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) ... December 1969 saw the Battalion on Operation Atherton which took place in the north of PhoucTuyProvince. It was based at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy province. 8/9th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment Association (Inc), Brisbane, Australia. 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR) was raised on 14 July 1966 at Enogerra in Queensland. 8th Battalion Rhodesia Regiment A Brief History by Jos Arkwright. The aim was to drive the elements of 274 Viet Cong (VC) Regiment in the border area, by reconnaissance in force, to ambush locations in the east. ... captain at HQ Southern Rhodesia District and was responsible with Hugh Rowley for the first call up of men for the 8th Battalion, the Royal Rhodesia Regiment in February 1961. An excellent combat unit, always displaying high morale while co-operating and assisting the Vietnamese people in their struggle against Communism and to defend peace and freedom. The battalion lanyard is coloured slate grey and beech brown and these colours are used elsewhere in sporting uniforms and the like. 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. The 8th/7th Battalion ("8/7 RVR") is one of two battalions that make up the Royal Victoria Regiment (), with its sister unit being 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, both being Australian Army Reserve units. Media in category "4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The 3rd Brigade is a combined arms brigade of the Australian Army, principally made up of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (1 and 3 RAR). 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment: | | | 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | | ... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, joined Vietnam War veterans today to commemorate the 54th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam, 1966. 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Enoggera, Queensland, Australia. Official website of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Association. Eighth Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment - 8RAR The Eighth Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment was created as part of the Army's expansion to meet its commitment to the war in Vietnam. Corporal, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), Australian Army. 8th (Service) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Soldiers of the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment conduct trench warfare on exercise. Introduction; ... 8 th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. The role of infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground and to repel attack by day or night, regardless of season, weather or terrain. The Battalion conducted two tours in the Republic of South Vietnam. 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) was raised at Woodside on 1 February 1964. Please do not send us ally requests. 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