341:
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546:, where they experienced Japanese air raids, before being sent to Cairns as preparations were made to deploy the battalion overseas. In 1943, however, a manpower shortage had developed within the Australian economy as a result of an overmobilisation of the military. Subsequently, the government released a large number of rural workers from their full-time military commitment and decided to disband or amalgamate a number of Militia units. As a result, the 51st Battalion was forced to amalgamate with the
65:
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31:
306:
581:. The battalion was finally disbanded on 4 July 1946. During the course of the war, the 31st/51st Battalion lost 61 men killed in action or died on active service, while a further 168 men were wounded. Members of the battalion received the following decorations: one DSO, one DCM, three MCs, 10 MMs, one
654:
The current mission of the 51st
Battalion, FNQR is that of an RFSU, with the unit tasked with conducting land based and littoral surveillance and reconnaissance in support of national security operations in the inhospitable areas along the northern coast of Australia. As the regiment's name suggests,
903:
Browning states that there were actually nine foreign awards, detailing them as follows: three Croix de Guerre (Belgium), three Croix de Guerre (France), one Order of the Crown of
Rumania, one Medal of St George 4th Class (Russia) and one Serbian Order of the White Eagle 5th Class (with Swords). See
605:. This lasted five years, until the Citizens Military Force was reorganised again—the 2nd Battalion was split into its components, with the 51st becoming 51st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment. A further reorganisation saw the number of battalions reduced; this led to the 51st becoming a single
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Soldiers in the unit are cross-trained in a variety of "low-visibility" skills such as weapons, survival, sniping, medic, small boat handling, driving, tracking, air operations. It is the only battalion of the Far North
Queensland Regiment, and draws its lineage from an
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In 1921, Australia's part-time military force was reorganised. Where possible an effort was made to raise battalions in the locations from where they had drawn the majority of their personnel during the war. As a result, the battalion was reformed at this time at
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In the late 1970s, the
Australian government decided that an increased military presence was needed in the far north of the country to provide early warning in the event of incursions in to Australian territory. To achieve this, three
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was reintroduced in effort to improve the nation's overall level of military preparedness and the battalion, its numbers swelled by an intake of conscripted soldiers, undertook a period of continuous training at
Miowera, near
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to the newly formed battalions and combining them with recently recruited personnel who had been dispatched as reinforcements from
Australia. The unit's first intake of personnel were drawn from men originating from
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was removed from the order of battle of the Royal
Queensland Regiment to become the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment once again. The inaugural commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel (Kel)vin Ryan.
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441:(MIDs) and eight foreign awards. The battalion's sole VC recipient was Lieutenant Clifford Sadlier, who received the award for his actions during the attack on Villers-Bretonneux on 24/25 April 1918.
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which precluded sending the
Militia overseas to fight, many members of the Militia volunteered for service with the 2nd AIF. As a result, the 51st Battalion's numbers fell, however, in 1940 the
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2499:
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littoral environment. Additional tasks for 51FNQR include the collection and collation of military geographic information as well as community engagement and disaster relief operations.
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The
Villers-Bretonneux Cross, originally erected at the spot near to where a large number of members of the battalion lost their lives, now on display at the Soldier's Chapel,
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in 1917. In early 1918, it assisted in the repulse of the major German offensive on the
Western Front following the collapse of Russia. On the morning of 24/25 April 1918—
2519:
490:, taking on the lineage from the original 51st Battalion. At this time Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Hubert Harris was appointed commanding officer of the battalion.
371:, in France, where they suffered 389 casualties in two days of fighting. Following this, the 51st Battalion took part in the last major Allied offensive of the war—the
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lines, the regiment was amalgamated yet again, with the 31st Battalion, Kennedy Regiment, and the 42nd Battalion, Capricornia Regiment, to become the 2nd Battalion,
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232:. The battalion's primary role is to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance tasks in support of border security operations. Its area of operations includes the
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In 1941, following Japan's entrance into the war, the battalion was mobilised for war and placed on full-time duty with the task of defending the area between
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919:
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there were limitations placed on where units of the Militia were allowed to be deployed. However, changes to the law were made during the war under the
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which allowed for the transfer of Militia units to the AIF if sixty-five percent or more of their personnel had volunteered for overseas service.
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and was subsequently designated as an AIF battalion in 1944. Following this, and a return to Australia, the battalion was then deployed to the
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on 1 July 1935. In 1936, the two battalions were unlinked and on 1 October, the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment was re-raised at
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466:, which was part of the 1st Division. In 1927, the battalion was regimented as 51st Battalion, Field of Mars Regiment. During its period in
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759:
379:, was removed from the line having been severely depleted and suffering manpower shortages and it was out of the line training when the
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682:. It is currently manned by reservists supported by a cadre of regular personnel. A high proportion of the regiment's personnel are
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1735:
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After the end of the war, as the demobilisation process took place the 51st Battalion was amalgamated first with the
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containing the battle honours of its predecessor units. In 1960, following a reorganisation of the Army along
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686:. On 4 October 2018, all three RFSUs were grouped together as part of a new formation headquarters, the
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it is responsible for patrolling the north of Queensland, with its Area of Responsibility covering from
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622:(RFSUs) were established to carry out ground reconnaissance and surveillance. The first two units, the
1655:(4 (December)). Garran, Australian Capital Territory: Military Historical Society of Australia: 5–12.
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killed in action or died on active service and 50 officers and 1,643 other ranks wounded or captured.
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281:. This was achieved by transferring cadres of experienced personnel predominately from units of the
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470:, as a result of austerity measures imposed upon the military due to the economic hardships of the
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1514:. Vol. III (12th ed.). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial.
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Shaw, Peter (2010). "The Evolution of the Infantry State Regiment System in the Army Reserve".
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during August and September. In three weeks, the battalion lost 650 men killed or wounded.
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during the fighting in Turkey. As a result, at the time of its formation, it inherited the
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375:—between August and September 1918. After that the battalion, along with the rest of the
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on 12 June 1916. Shortly afterwards it was committed to the fighting, taking part in the
313:, who received the Victoria Cross for his actions around Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918
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1389:. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Archived from
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in early 1916 as part of the reorganisation and expansion of the AIF following the
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Official Website for the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment Association
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The 51st Battalion, FNQR was raised again in 1950, this time being presented with
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known as the 51st Independent Rifle Company, Royal Queensland Regiment, in 1976.
394:, before being disbanded on 5 May 1919. During the fighting, it suffered lost 34
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Beurich, Sebastian (1 November 2018). "Power of three as spears go on parade".
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This includes killed in action, died of wounds, disease, gas or other causes.
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awarded to the mounted infantry from Western Australia who served during the
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border; in total some 640,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi).
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1174:. 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment Association. Archived from
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The following officers commanded the 51st Battalion during the World Wars:
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1610:. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military Historical Publications.
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was declared on 11 November 1918, effectively bring an end to the war.
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Members of the 31st/51st Battalion around Porton Plantation, June 1945
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Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Murray Ross, a regular
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in Western Australia, however, the following year it was moved to
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1591:(3rd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Cambridge University Press.
1329:"CO's Welcome: 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment"
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Members of the battalion received the following decorations: one
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Following this, it moved to Belgium where it saw service on the
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Diggers: The Australian Army, Navy and Air Force in Eleven Wars
506:. After the government decided to raise a separate force, the
1260:"31st/51st Battalion (Kennedy/Far North Queensland Regiment)"
510:(2nd AIF), for service overseas due to the provisions of the
1608:
Redcoats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788–2001
894:
This includes wounded in action, gassed or prisoners of war.
638:, it was decided to reform the 51st Battalion. In 1985, the
260:
battalion, which was raised for service during World War I.
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Infantry formations of the First Australian Imperial Force
690:. The new formation came into being at a parade held at
634:
in 1981–1982. To extend this to the northern regions of
478:, the battalion was twice amalgamated, firstly with the
367:—the battalion took part in an Allied counter-attack at
630:, were raised for service in Western Australia and the
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and the lack of manpower that resulted from the end to
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On 1 March 2010, 51FNQR became part of the re-raised
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unit at the outbreak of World War II, attached to the
1512:
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918
1331:. Department of Defence. 28 July 2009. Archived from
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1976
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1960
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1943
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1930
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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Fix Bayonets: The Unit History of the 51st Battalion
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1550:. Bayswater, Western Australia: Neville Browning.
1529:For King and Cobbers: 51st Battalion AIF 1916–1919
2510:Military units and formations established in 1985
2500:Military units and formations established in 1965
2490:Military units and formations established in 1950
2480:Military units and formations established in 1936
2470:Military units and formations established in 1921
2460:Military units and formations established in 1916
1632:. Sydney, New South Wales: Lansdowne Publishing.
1531:. Bassendean, Western Australia: Advance Press.
561:with the 11th Brigade, where it formed part of
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1151:
35:Cap badge of the Far North Queensland Regiment
1684:
1507:The Australian Imperial Force in France, 1916
1428:"History of 51 Far North Queensland Regiment"
215:51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
24:51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
8:
1454:"Air Commodore Robert Christie, DSO and bar"
273:The 51st Battalion was originally raised in
290:, many of whom had already served with the
1863:
1691:
1677:
1669:
1569:. Melbourne, Victoria: Allara Publishing.
920:Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act 1943
419:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1266:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from
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1001:
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2520:Army reconnaissance units and formations
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987:
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462:, in 1924, where it was attached to the
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1252:
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948:
878:
2515:Indigenous Australians in the military
1771:University of New South Wales Regiment
936:and reached the rank of air commodore.
321:officer, the battalion—as part of the
20:
1766:Western Australia University Regiment
1323:
1321:
1201:"51 Infantry Battalion: Appointments"
1057:
1055:
1053:
1051:
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1047:
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1043:
1041:
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7:
846:Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Cardale;
843:Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Issachsen;
829:Lieutenant Colonel Robert Christie.
790:Liberation of Australian New Guinea
1700:Australian Army Infantry Regiments
1567:The Lineage of the Australian Army
1223:"51 Infantry Battalion: Superiors"
1073:from the original on 31 March 2011
1009:"51 Far North Queensland Regiment"
849:Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Brock.
659:in north Queensland, north to the
355:, participating in the battles at
14:
2440:Australian World War I battalions
1476:"VX22 Geoffrey Hutton Brock, DSO"
1430:. Australian Army. Archived from
1264:Second World War, 1939–1945 units
1168:"World War I and Inter War Years"
840:Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Harris;
688:Regional Force Surveillance Group
620:Regional Force Surveillance Units
153:The Far North Queensland Regiment
107:Regional Force Surveillance Group
2525:1916 establishments in Australia
1779:
1736:Royal Western Australia Regiment
1118:Browning 2000, Appendix A, p. I.
1067:First World War, 1914–1918 units
1011:. Digger History. Archived from
548:31st Battalion, Kennedy Regiment
508:Second Australian Imperial Force
329:—sailed for France, arriving in
222:Regional Force Surveillance Unit
192:
63:
29:
2445:Infantry regiments of Australia
2421:1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion
1589:A Military History of Australia
1354:Gaze, Jillian (18 March 2010).
826:Lieutenant Colonel John Ridley;
823:Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Ross;
1761:Adelaide Universities Regiment
1756:Queensland University Regiment
1731:Royal South Australia Regiment
1721:Royal New South Wales Regiment
640:51st Independent Rifle Company
127:The Eyes and Ears of the North
1:
1824:Far North Queensland Regiment
1751:Melbourne University Regiment
1414:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper
1387:Indigenous Australians at War
1360:Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper
2530:Military units in Queensland
1852:Special Air Service Regiment
862:Northern Command (Australia)
433:(MMs) with five Bars, eight
427:Distinguished Conduct Medals
346:St George's Cathedral, Perth
139:(love of country Leads Me) (
1806:Regional Force Surveillance
1416:(1431 ed.). p. 3.
1383:"Indigenous Soldiers Today"
1109:Browning 2007, pp. 330–331.
1091:Browning 2000, pp. 149–176.
1069:. Australian War Memorial.
716:France and Flanders 1916–18
411:Distinguished Service Order
90:Regional force surveillance
2546:
2455:Queensland in World War II
1746:Sydney University Regiment
1546:Browning, Neville (2000).
1527:Browning, Neville (2007).
934:Royal Australian Air Force
932:Christie later joined the
802:South West Pacific 1943–45
542:. Later they were sent to
435:Meritorious Service Medals
1796:Royal Australian Regiment
1777:
1716:Royal Queensland Regiment
1565:Festberg, Alfred (1972).
1478:. Australian War Memorial
1456:. Australian War Memorial
603:Royal Queensland Regiment
254:Australian Imperial Force
28:
425:(MCs) with two Bars, 16
1741:Royal Tasmania Regiment
1726:Royal Victoria Regiment
1288:Grey 2008, pp. 183–184.
913:Under the terms of the
624:North-West Mobile Force
516:national service scheme
482:in 1930, then with the
390:and then also with the
327:4th Australian Division
219:Australian Army Reserve
2344:Machine Gun Battalions
1225:. Orders of Battle.com
1203:. Orders of Battle.com
1157:Festberg 1972, p. 109.
1127:Browning 2000, p. 159.
964:Grey 2008, pp. 99–100.
705:South Africa 1899–1902
684:Indigenous Australians
651:
531:
439:Mentions in Despatches
373:Hundred Days Offensive
348:
335:Battle of Mouquet Farm
314:
1847:2nd Commando Regiment
1842:1st Commando Regiment
1356:"Key to Adaptability"
1315:Shaw 2010, pp. 10–11.
1033:Browning 2000, p. 10.
649:
529:
343:
308:
163:Soldiers of the North
2450:Far North Queensland
1606:Kuring, Ian (2004).
1335:on 20 September 2011
1306:Kuring 2004, p. 390.
1100:Odgers 1994, p. 127.
973:Browning 2000, p. 9.
583:British Empire Medal
498:The battalion was a
456:Launceston, Tasmania
157:The Black Kookaburra
16:Australian Army unit
1015:on 21 November 2007
809:Commanding officers
692:Larrakeyah Barracks
585:(BEM) and 27 MIDs.
555:31st/51st Battalion
2380:Pioneer Battalions
2371:5th Machine Gun Bn
2366:4th Machine Gun Bn
2361:3rd Machine Gun Bn
2356:2nd Machine Gun Bn
2351:1st Machine Gun Bn
1381:O'Connell, Garth.
1297:Grey 2008, p. 228.
1145:Grey 2008, p. 138.
1136:Grey 2008, p. 125.
915:Defence Act (1903)
760:Villers-Bretonneux
673:Northern Territory
652:
650:Area of Operations
632:Northern Territory
550:on 12 April 1943.
532:
512:Defence Act (1903)
488:Cairns, Queensland
476:compulsory service
369:Villers-Bretonneux
349:
315:
279:Gallipoli campaign
137:Ducit Amor Patriae
2427:
2426:
1860:
1859:
1598:978-0-521-69791-0
1576:978-0-85887-024-6
1538:978-0-9580674-4-7
1362:. Australian Army
955:Bean 1941, p. 42.
575:Porton Plantation
288:Western Australia
224:headquartered at
208:
207:
188:Unit colour patch
159:(Pipes and Drums)
2537:
1864:
1819:Pilbara Regiment
1789:Regular Infantry
1783:
1708:Reserve Infantry
1693:
1686:
1679:
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1485:
1483:
1472:
1466:
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1450:
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1443:
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1439:
1434:on 1 August 2008
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1418:
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1409:
1403:
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1400:
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1393:on 23 March 2012
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1063:"51st Battalion"
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901:
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883:
671:and west to the
628:Pilbara Regiment
557:was deployed to
472:Great Depression
423:Military Crosses
377:Australian Corps
325:attached to the
311:Clifford Sadlier
242:Papua New Guinea
217:(51 FNQR) is an
196:
174:Honorary Colonel
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67:
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21:
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1270:on 27 July 2008
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319:British Army
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283:1st Division
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201:Abbreviation
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161:Slow –
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103:Part of
81:Army Reserve
54:1985–present
18:
2416:Other units
1397:20 December
904:Appendix D.
818:World War I
772:Albert 1918
712:World War I
694:in Darwin.
680:6th Brigade
464:8th Brigade
437:(MSMs), 25
400:other ranks
309:Lieutenant
269:World War I
123:Nickname(s)
113:Garrison/HQ
2434:Categories
1649:Sabretache
1494:References
1339:2 November
1274:10 October
1229:2 November
1207:3 November
1182:10 October
1077:10 October
1019:1 November
756:Ancre 1918
744:Menin Road
736:Bullecourt
724:Somme 1916
720:Egypt 1916
636:Queensland
559:New Guinea
544:Townsville
540:Gordonvale
421:(OBE), 16
409:(VC), one
331:Marseilles
244:) and the
169:Commanders
1661:0048-8933
1520:220623454
1482:22 August
1460:22 August
1438:22 August
944:Citations
873:Footnotes
665:Cape York
599:Pentropic
381:Armistice
365:Anzac Day
246:Cape York
238:Australia
71:Australia
52:1965–1976
50:1950–1960
48:1936–1943
46:1921–1930
44:1916–1919
2313:15th Bde
2286:14th Bde
2219:13th Bde
2192:12th Bde
2125:11th Bde
2098:10th Bde
1814:NORFORCE
1628:(1994).
1587:(2008).
1504:(1941).
1366:20 March
1071:Archived
856:See also
732:Pozières
667:and the
657:Cardwell
626:and the
589:Post war
553:The new
398:and 851
396:officers
357:Messines
182:Insignia
155:(Band);
133:Motto(s)
2333:60th Bn
2328:59th Bn
2323:58th Bn
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2185:16th Bn
2180:15th Bn
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2170:13th Bn
2165:4th Bde
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2140:43rd Bn
2135:42nd Bn
2130:41st Bn
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2113:39th Bn
2108:38th Bn
2103:37th Bn
2091:36th Bn
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2081:34th Bn
2076:33rd Bn
2071:9th Bde
2051:28th Bn
2046:27th Bn
2041:26th Bn
2036:25th Bn
2031:7th Bde
2024:24th Bn
2019:23rd Bn
2014:22nd Bn
2009:21st Bn
2004:6th Bde
1997:20th Bn
1992:19th Bn
1987:18th Bn
1982:17th Bn
1977:5th Bde
1957:12th Bn
1952:11th Bn
1947:10th Bn
1937:3rd Bde
1910:2nd Bde
1883:1st Bde
607:company
595:colours
500:Militia
452:Subiaco
264:History
204:51 FNQR
59:Country
1942:9th Bn
1930:8th Bn
1925:7th Bn
1920:6th Bn
1915:5th Bn
1903:4th Bn
1898:3rd Bn
1893:2nd Bn
1888:1st Bn
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768:Amiens
460:Sydney
417:, one
256:(AIF)
230:Cairns
117:Cairns
77:Branch
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41:Active
868:Notes
780:Épehy
764:Hamel
577:, on
521:Bowen
275:Egypt
148:March
141:Latin
1657:ISSN
1634:ISBN
1612:ISBN
1593:ISBN
1571:ISBN
1552:ISBN
1533:ISBN
1516:OCLC
1484:2012
1462:2012
1440:2012
1399:2011
1368:2010
1341:2011
1276:2009
1231:2011
1209:2011
1184:2009
1079:2009
1021:2011
613:RFSU
573:and
538:and
392:49th
359:and
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