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3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

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970: 569:. However, it was not until October 1957 that 3 RAR arrived in theatre; it then commenced a period of acclimatisation at the FARELF Training Centre Kota Tingi (later to become the Jungle Warfare School). 3 RAR then moved to company base camps at Kuala Kangsar (BHQ), Lasah, Sungei, Siput, Penang and Lintang. The unit was engaged in military operations against the MNLA in northern Malaya. Operations began in November 1957 and as a result many MNLA camps and food dumps were located and destroyed. 3 RAR was credited with killing 14 MNLA soldiers and was responsible for the capture of 32 others. 3 RAR casualties over the two years were two wounded and four non-battle casualties. Upon return to Australia, 3 RAR established itself at 618: 855:(RAMSI). The 3 RAR company of soldiers consisted of approximately 100 personnel to provide added support to the local and Australian Federal Police in enforcing the rule of law and restoring order in the Solomon Islands. The soldiers tent lines at RAMSI base were named the "Private Jamie Clark Lines" in March 2007 after the accidental death of Clark in March 2005. Renewed violence in March 2006 again saw a company group deploy to the capital Honiara, returning to Australia in May 2006. Civil unrest flared once again in November 2021 where elements of the battalion deployed as part of an ADF response. 1053: 352: 709: 544: 60: 463: 717: 897: 3524: 1005:, Afghanistan as part of Force Protection Element 8. FPE-8 provided security and protected mobility support for ADF elements located in the vicinity of Kabul, Afghanistan including trainers and mentors at the Afghanistan National Army Officer and the Kabul Garrison Command-Advisory Team. Following FPE-8 3RAR deployed Charlie Company on FPE-9 to relieve B-Coy. 839:. An online company group was deployed at short notice in February 2007 for four months and replaced by a second company group in June 2007 for seven weeks. 3 RAR deployed again to East Timor in 2008 as the Timor Leste Battle Group (TLBG), undertaking operations to apprehend the rebels that attempted to assassinate President 676:
marchers who were peacefully protesting against the war in Adelaide. This led to 21 soldiers facing disciplinary charges, including five who had been arrested by police and also faced civil charges. The Army disciplinary heading led to at least 16 of the soldiers being fined or imprisoned for a short
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engaged a mortar base plate that was firing on the Green Zone. From February 2006 until March 2007 the battalion returned companies to Baghdad as SECDET IX and SECDET X. Both tours were eventful with several contacts, a rocket attack that injured four soldiers, and the accidental death of Private
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had an integral parachute capability there was no requirement for a conventional parachute capability. In 2006, the Enhanced Land Force plan was launched with 3 RAR now to move to Townsville and re-role as a light infantry battalion. From 2006, the Parachute Battalion Group "was scaled back to a
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Hill 614, Korea, 1951-03-01. Led by Corporal (Cpl) Len Wright (left), members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), move forward from Hill 614 to attack Hill 587. Cpl Wright is carrying an Owen submachine gun and has a smoke grenade and a hand grenade attached to his
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was attached to 3 RAR as an additional rifle company for various phases of battalion operations. As the ready reaction force at the 1ATF base 'A' Company 3 RAR was responsible for clearing and securing the nearby provincial capital of
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A move to Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, contemplated since returning from operations in South Vietnam, was conducted at the end of 1981. On 1 December 1983, the battalion assumed responsibility for the Australian Army's conventional
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where, in early 2000, it encountered the greatest level of pro-Indonesian Militia activity it had seen since the previous year. 3 RAR returned to Australia in February 2000 with some individuals extending their tour in support of
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upon its formation in November 1948. The 'Royal' prefix was appended in March 1949. The Australian force in Japan was gradually downsized, with 3 RAR being the only Australian battalion left in the country at the outbreak of the
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and took part in the United Nations offensive into North Korea and the subsequent retreat into South Korea following the Chinese offensive in the winter of 1950–51. In October 1950, the battalion distinguished itself at
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belt. The soldier following him, who is smoking a cigarette, is carrying a Bren gun over his shoulder. Behind him, another soldier is lighting a cigarette. Cpl Wright was a cinema projectionist in civilian life. .
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in February 1946. As with the rest of the occupation force, the battalion did not encounter any significant resistance or civil unrest. The 67th Battalion was redesignated the 3rd Battalion of the
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in February and March. During 26–28 May 1968, 3 RAR, while stationed at FSB Balmoral in a battalion defensive position, withstood two determined assaults by regimental sized units of the
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period. At least three of the soldiers were convicted when their cases were heard by the Adelaide Magistrate's Court; two did not receive a penalty and the other received a small fine.
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against well-trained PAVN regular forces before returning to Australia by the end of 1971 after an eight-month tour. During these operations 3 RAR lost four killed and 27 wounded.
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On 25 February 1971 the battalion returned to Phuoc Tuy Province. By 1971 American and Australian forces in South Vietnam had reduced significantly and under
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The 1st Parachute Surgical Team was raised in January 1989 to provide Level II and limited Level III medical support modelled on a British unit from the
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in 2017 which saw the unit's command element and Alpha Company deployed as part of the fifth rotation of Task Group Taji. This rotation was based at
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briefly commanded 3 RAR between the departure of Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Ferguson and the arrival of the new commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel
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in April 2006—Australia's first casualty in Iraq and the subject of intense media attention. The battalion has been awarded the Theatre Honour
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to be re-rolled as a mechanised infantry battalion under the Hardened and Networked Army plan launched in 2005. It was considered that as
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of Phuoc Tuy Province. During the second tour the battalion took part in several actions and saw fierce fighting particularly in
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The following officers have served as commanding officer of 3RAR. Rank and honours are as at the individual's time in command.
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From 1989, 3 RAR formed the main combat elements of the Parachute Battalion Group, which also included an engineer troop from
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between May and July 1965. During these operations the battalion lost three men dead and five wounded. 3 RAR moved into
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In 2017, it was announced that 3 RAR would re-role as a mechanised infantry battalion under the workforce alignment of
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on 21 September and was initially responsible for the city centre, before later securing the western border area in
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forces in the Korean War. After a period of intensive training and reinforcement in Japan, the battalion arrived in
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operation with tanks and artillery. Green was later killed in action. It was one of three units to receive the
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role trained in free-fall parachuting, including High Altitude Parachute Operations (HAPO), supported by the
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had maintained an airborne company). In 1985, the battalion was granted permission to wear the dull Cherry
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3 RAR, Pipes and Drums holds an affiliation with the Mackay and District Pipe Band (Signed 10th Dec 2022)
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3 RAR deployed to the Solomon Islands on Monday 24 January 2005 to reinforce the military component of
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inspects members of 3 RAR after awarding a Presidential Unit Citation to the Battalion in December 1952
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The Battle of Kapyong: 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 23–24 April 1951
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Paratroopers as Peacekeepers: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment - East Timor 1999–2000
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in April–May 1968. During its first tour of Vietnam the battalion lost 24 killed and 93 wounded.
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The Fight Leaders: Australian Battlefield Leadership: Green, Hassett and Ferguson 3 RAR – Korea
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program U.S and allied forces undertook the process of handing military operations back to the
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In May 2006, the 3 RAR Battalion Group was deployed to restore order to East Timor as part of
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A Nation at War: Australian Politics, Society and Diplomacy during the Vietnam War 1965-1975
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Soldiers from 3 RAR conducting a parachute jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in 2005
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On 8 May 1970 a group of soldiers from 3 RAR who had served in South Vietnam attacked 1,000
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Infantry from 3 RAR patrol Tarin Kowt in August 2008 as part of Reconstruction Task Force 4
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In late 2003, 3 RAR was warned to provide a Company Headquarters and a four rifle section
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The Battle of Maryang San: 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 2–8 October 1951
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ANZAC Elite: The Airborne and Special Forces Insignia of Australia and New Zealand
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transferred responsibility for maintaining the Army's parachute capability from
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task-organised force element" the Airborne Combat Team. On 26 August 2011, the
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3 RAR was rapidly committed as Australia's main land force contribution to the
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and was involved in a series of highly successful cross-border missions under
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The Battle of Coral: Vietnam Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral, May 1968
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Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin; Bou, Jean (2008).
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units worldwide, and to wear parachute wings identical to those worn by the
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3 RAR's Pipes and Drums during a performance in Baghdad in November 2017
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establishment, with five rifle companies and an enlarged headquarters.
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3 RAR was initially formed on 20 October 1945 from volunteers from the
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Parachute Wings badge worn by paratroopers of 3 RAR on their right arm
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3rd Battalion "Old Faithful" Royal Australian Regiment Association
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McLachlan, Angus (2017). "SITREP: from Commander Forces Command".
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In 2021 3 RAR deployed to help quell escalating violence in the
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guns were air dropped for the first time for 'A' Field Battery.
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during the UN northward advance to the Yalu River. Commanded by
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A Brief History of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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3 RAR soldiers during a January 1968 operation in South Vietnam
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officers and supported critical infrastructure in the capital
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Military units and formations of Australia in the Vietnam War
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Ironsides: The Journal of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps
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Military units and formations of Australia in the Korean War
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Redcoats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788–2001
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Mayne, Sgt Phil (September 1995). "Paras make house calls".
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The next major conflict that 3 RAR was involved in was the
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Members of 3 RAR move forward during the Korean War in 1951
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An Inch of Bravery: 3 RAR in the Malayan Emergency 1957–59
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in late September 1950. The battalion formed part of the
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Command in Vietnam: Reflections of a Commanding Officer
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The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
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3 RAR was scheduled to return to Adelaide and based at
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Duty First: A History of the Royal Australian Regiment
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The Riflemen: The Unit History of 3RAR in Vietnam 1971
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of February 1968. The battalion was then committed to
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Minister for Defence Robert Hill (15 December 2005).
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3 RAR also served in Malaysia and Borneo during the
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The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History
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Commando news / Australian Commando Association Inc
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Archived from 2329:. 3rd Battalion RAR South Australia Association 2237:. 3rd Battalion RAR South Australia Association 826:United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor 3259:The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery 2411:. No. 24. Canberra: Army Newspaper Unit. 2361:. No. 24. Canberra: Army Newspaper Unit. 2357:Gilby, Sgt Noel (September 1995). "Airborne". 1120:: Vietnam 1965–1972; Bien-Hoa; Coral-Balmoral. 957:. In January 2012, the battalion relocated to 853:Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands 791:3 RAR played a key role in the Australian-led 3660: 3507: 3442:. McCrae, Victoria: Slouch Hat Publications. 2199: 2197: 2195: 795:(INTERFET) in 1999. The Battalion arrived in 8: 2772:(183). Canberra: Department of Defence: 35. 2352: 2350: 2348: 2346: 2344: 924:, before handing over to 7 RAR in November. 3528:Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment 3221:Brave Lads: 3RAR in South Vietnam 1967–1968 1935:Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 3944:Airborne units and formations of Australia 3667: 3653: 3645: 3514: 3500: 3492: 3242:. Melbourne, Victoria: Allara Publishing. 2102: 2100: 2098: 2096: 2094: 2038: 2036: 58: 3974:Recipient of the Duke of Gloucester's Cup 2941: 2211:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from 2205:"3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment" 2149:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from 2143:"3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment" 2050:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from 2044:"3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment" 1536:Lieutenant Colonel Francis Peter Scott, 1217:3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1085:The battalion has received the following 3145:The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles 2855:"Airfield Seizure: Rangers Lead the Way" 2730:Griffin, Sgt Damian (7 September 2006). 2709:"Army Battalion to Relocate to Adelaide" 2587:. Department of Defence. 3 December 2021 2543:. Department of Defence. 23 January 2005 2030:Butler, Argent and Shelton 2002, p. 123. 1149: 1001:In 2017 3 RAR deployed Bravo Company to 895: 375:3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 53:3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1960: 1882:Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Johnson 567:Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) 363:Royal Stewart (Pipers kilts and plaids) 3338:. Wellington, New Zealand: IPL Books. 2980:Holloway, Lt Col John (15 June 2017). 2798:Denholm, Lt Madeline (6 August 2009). 2644:. 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The battalion also played a role in 49: 3865:Australian Korean War order of battle 3334:Lord, Cliff; Tennant, Julian (2000). 2883:Schinkel, Cpl Melanie (7 July 2011). 1904:3 RAR holds the following alliances: 1552:Lieutenant Colonel Terence Sullivan, 1060:The battalion currently consists of: 432:British Commonwealth Occupation Force 7: 2836:"Army Airborne Insertion Capability" 1756:Lieutenant Colonel Quentin Flowers, 1513:Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Shelton, 758:'A' Field Battery, 8th/12th Regiment 3017:Miller, Sgt Daniel (8 March 2018). 2686:"3RAR hands Afghan mission to 7RAR" 1855:Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kearns, 1839:Lieutenant Colonel Giles Cornelia, 1729:Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Welch, 1644:Lieutenant Colonel Kerry Gallagher 1600:Lieutenant Colonel Michael Bindley 1568:Lieutenant Colonel Peter Phillips, 1376:Lieutenant Colonel Sydney Buckler, 1228:Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth MacKay, 1207:Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth MacKay, 1191:Lieutenant Colonel Thomas MacAdie, 1175:Lieutenant Colonel Donald Jackson, 1164:67th Australian Infantry Battalion 847:Solomon Islands, 2005–2006 and 2021 639:Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 3790:Battles involving Australian units 3261:. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. 3240:The Lineage of the Australian Army 2853:Stevens, LTCOL Matt (April 2016). 2132:Coulthard-Clark 2001, pp. 274–277. 1920:Papua New Guinea – 2nd Battalion, 1893:Lieutenant Colonel Jack Westhorpe 1633:Lieutenant Colonel James Connolly 1502:Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Leary 1113:Malaysia (Confrontation) 1964-1966 1056:M113AS4s operated by 3 RAR in 2021 793:International Force for East Timor 743:1st Australian Parachute Battalion 729:capability (previously, D Company 27:Australian Army infantry battalion 25: 2982:"Combat brigades embrace changes" 2663:Rofkahr, Tomas (27 August 2008). 1871:Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Kearns 1828:Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Keating 1696:Lieutenant Colonel Gary Bornholt 1622:Lieutenant Colonel Stan Krasnoff 1584:Lieutenant Colonel Brian Howard, 772:in a long range pathfinder role. 3939:Infantry battalions of Australia 3881:United Nations Memorial Cemetery 3522: 3423:. London, England: Arrow Books. 2770:Australian Defence Force Journal 2585:"ADF support to Solomon Islands" 2074:United Nations Memorial Cemetery 1772:Lieutenant Colonel Adam Findlay 1707:Lieutenant Colonel Roger Tiller 1680:Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Hill, 1669:Lieutenant Colonel Simon Willis 985:and facilitated training of the 587:Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation 422:, as the 67th Battalion of the 350: 214:Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation 3700:Australian units and formations 3143:Coulthard-Clark, Chris (2001). 2761:Cornelia, Major G.J.S. (2010). 2715:(Press release). Archived from 2510:Boer, Corinne (20 March 2008). 2440:"'A' Field Battery – Equipment" 2397:Lord & Tennant 2000, p. 25. 2388:Lord & Tennant 2000, p. 10. 1817:Lieutenant Colonel Trent Scott 1745:Lieutenant Colonel P. K. Singh 1423:Lieutenant Colonel John White, 1275:Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Walsh 1244:Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Walsh 867:for security duties in Iraq on 694:Tactical area of responsibility 3457:Stockings, Craig, ed. (2000). 2147:Confrontation, 1963–1966 units 2080:, Korea. Amongst them are and 1922:Royal Pacific Islands Regiment 1611:Lieutenant Colonel Paul Mench 1412:Lieutenant Colonel John Watch 1009:Mechanised infantry role, 2018 928:Light infantry role, 2011–2018 756:, artillery fire support from 1: 3964:Cold War history of Australia 3438:Scott, Francis Peter (2007). 3026:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 2989:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 2892:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 2807:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 2736:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 2521:(1185 ed.). p. 11. 2519:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper 2189:Coulthard-Clark 2001, p. 289. 1718:Lieutenant Colonel Ross Boyd 977:The battalion was warned for 955:amphibious infantry battalion 760:and medical support from the 745:during the Second World War. 508:US Presidential Unit Citation 304:Gallantry Cross Unit Citation 3969:Military units in Queensland 3487:3rd Battalion Roll of Honour 2563:"Solomon Islands Casualties" 2266:"Moratorium ends peacefully" 2235:"Vietnam 1st Tour 1967–1968" 1950:Airborne forces of Australia 770:Special Air Service Regiment 581:Malaya and Borneo, 1963–1965 3691:Australia in the Korean War 2921:"3RAR Arrive in Townsville" 1022:Armoured Personnel Carriers 762:1st Parachute Surgical Team 565:, and their armed wing the 290:Unit Citation for Gallantry 43:2/3rd Battalion (Australia) 30:For 3 RAR (Rhodesian), see 3990: 3019:"Transition to the future" 2565:. Nautilus Institute. 2013 2541:"3RAR Deployment to RAMSI" 2379:Dennis et al 2008, p. 410. 2316:English 1999, pp. 143–145. 1081:Battle and Theatre Honours 951:Special Operations Command 752:, signals detachment from 625:3 RAR served two tours in 385:, based in Kapyong Lines, 299:Presidential Unit Citation 294:Presidential Unit Citation 36: 29: 3934:Royal Australian Regiment 3729:1st Commonwealth Division 3707:Royal Australian Regiment 3362:Bannister, Colin (1994). 3238:Festberg, Alfred (1972). 3219:English, Michael (2008). 3200:English, Michael (1999). 2605:Horner 2008, pp. 330–332. 2500:Horner 2008, pp. 324–325. 2460:Horner 2008, pp. 308–311. 2180:Horner 2008, pp. 197–198. 2021:Kuring 2004, pp. 224–237. 1216: 1163: 1104:Malayan Emergency 1955-63 1038:Australian Federal Police 704:Parachute role, 1983–2011 635:1st Australian Task Force 484:27th Commonwealth Brigade 420:11th Australian Divisions 73:12 October 1945 – present 57: 39:3rd Battalion (Australia) 3910:19.321855°S 146.783769°E 3075:Horner 2008, pp. 440–41. 2298:. 16 May 1970. p. 7 2272:. 11 May 1970. p. 3 2209:Vietnam, 1962–1972 units 1439:Colonel William Morrow, 1109:Malaysia (Confrontation) 922:4th Brigade, 205th Corps 663:Battle of Coral–Balmoral 659:People's Army of Vietnam 613:South Vietnam, 1967–1971 424:34th Brigade (Australia) 250:Battle of Coral–Balmoral 32:Rhodesian African Rifles 3181:Edwards, Peter (1997). 3057:. Department of Defence 3055:"Defence Image Gallery" 2012:Horner 2008, pp. 47–50. 1994:Horner 2008, pp. 34–39. 1933:Canada - 2nd Battalion 1076:Pipes and Drums section 690:South Vietnamese forces 563:Malayan Communist Party 443:Australian 34th Brigade 221:Battle of Sungei Koemba 3915:-19.321855; 146.783769 3257:Horner, David (1995). 1073:Administration Company 1064:Battalion Headquarters 1057: 997:Afghanistan, 2017–2018 974: 901: 892:Afghanistan, 2003–2012 721: 713: 667:Operation Toan Thang I 622: 549: 537:, in New South Wales. 471: 332:Charles Hercules Green 3419:McAulay, Lex (1988). 3110:Festberg 1972, p. 22. 2925:Department of Defence 2713:Department of Defence 2482:. 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Index

3RAR
Rhodesian African Rifles
3rd Battalion (Australia)
2/3rd Battalion (Australia)

Australian Army
Mechanised infantry
3rd Brigade
Lavarack Barracks
Highland Laddie
Korean War
Battle of Yongju
Battle of Kujin
Battle of Chongju
Battle of Uijeongbu
Operation Killer
Operation Ripper
Battle of Kapyong
Battle of Maryang San
Malayan Emergency
Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation
Battle of Sungei Koemba
Battle of Kindau
Battle of Babang
Vietnam War
Operation Coburg
Battle of Coral–Balmoral
Battle of Long Khanh
East Timor
Iraq War

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