List of Australian Army Regiments
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Regular Army
- 1st Armoured Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry RegimentAustralian 2nd Cavalry RegimentThe 2nd Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Australian Army. The second most senior regiment in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, 2 CAV serves in an armoured reconnaissance role and is attached to the 1st Brigade, based in Darwin in the Northern Territory.-History:The regiment was...
- 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)2nd/14th Light Horse RegimentThe 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment is a regiment of the Australian Army and forms part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1952 though sentimentally traces its lineage to 1860...
Army Reserve
- 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers12th/16th Hunter River LancersThe 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve light armoured regiment. The Regiment was formed on 1 May 1948, although it draws its lineage from units that were originally formed in the 1880s. It is currently a Light Cavalry Scout unit and equipped with Bushmaster Protected...
- 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers1st/15th Royal New South Wales LancersThe 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is a current Australian Army Reserve Light Cavalry Regiment. The regiment is based at Lancer Barracks in Parramatta, New South Wales. The regiment has recently re-equipped with 4x4 Land Rover patrol vehicles as part of the conversion to a Light Cavalry ...
- 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light HorseThe 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse is a cavalry regiment of the Australian Army. The regiment in its current composition was formed in 1948 when the Citizens Military Force was re-raised after the completion of the demoblisation process following the end of the Second World War and it was...
- 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)The 3rd/9th Light Horse is a Reserve light cavalry regiment of the Australian Army based in Adelaide...
- 10th Light Horse Regiment
Regular Army
- 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is a close support regiment attached to the 7th Brigade at Enoggera Barracks in Queensland. The unit was formed in 1914 under the name 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade, part of 1st Division Artillery during World War I and later served in World War...
- 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an artillery unit of the Australian Army. Currently it provides direct-support to the 3rd Brigade and is based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland. The unit was raised in 1960 and is currently re-equipping with M777A2 lightweight towed...
- 8th/12th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery8th/12th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, was formed at the Holsworthy Barracks on 16 November 1973 through amalgamation of the 8th Medium Regiment and the 12th Field Regiment . The Regiment provides field artillery support to the 1st Brigade based in Darwin...
- 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 16th Air Defence Regiment is the youngest regiment of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. As the Australian Defence Force's only Ground Based Air Defence unit the Regiment is responsible for protecting a wide range of military assets during wartime, ranging from Army units in the field...
- 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army Regiment which was raised in 2006. The Regiment is responsible for providing the Australian Army with artillery spotting and tactical reconnaissance...
Army Reserve
- 2nd/10th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery2nd/10th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army regiment primarily composed of reservists. It is a general support regiment in the Australian 4th Brigade consisting of two field batteries...
- 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
- 6th/13th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
- 7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian ArtilleryThe 7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army Reserve artillery unit with its headquarters based at Pymble, New South Wales, and is part of 8th Brigade....
- 23 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
- 48th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
AviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
- 1st Aviation Regiment
- 5th Aviation Regiment
- 6th Aviation Regiment6th Aviation Regiment (Australia)The 6th Aviation Regiment is one of the Australian Army's three Army Aviation regiments. The Regiment was formed in 2008 to command the Army's special forces helicopter squadron and its surveillance aircraft squadron...
Regular Army
- 1st Combat Engineer Regiment1st Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia)The 1st Combat Engineer Regiment is a combat engineer regiment of the Australian Army. Based in the Northern Territory and attached to 1st Brigade, it is a Regular Army unit of the Royal Australian Engineers and is tasked with providing mobility and counter mobility support.-Structure:* 1st Combat...
- 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia)The 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment ' is an Australian Army modular engineer regiment trained for sapper/combat engineer operations. 2 CER's lineage is traced back to 7th Field Company . During World War I, this unit was renowned for action during the Battle of the Somme, Menin Road and the Hindenburg...
- 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment
- 17th Construction Squadron
- 21st Construction Squadron
Army Reserve
- 4th Combat Engineer Regiment
- 5th Combat Engineer Regiment5th Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia)5th Combat Engineer Regiment is an Reserve unit of the Royal Australian Engineers. It is based in Penrith, Sydney, with 4 SQN based in Canberra at HMAS Harman multi user depot.-Structure:*Regimental HQ**4 Combat Engineer Squadron*** 4 Troop...
- 8th Combat Engineer Regiment
- 11th Combat Engineer Regiment
- 21st Construction Regiment
- 22nd Construction Regiment22nd Construction Regiment, Royal Australian EngineersThe 22nd Construction Regiment is an engineer unit of the Australian Army Reserve based in Victoria, Australia. Part of the 4th Brigade it provides engineer support to the 2nd Division. It is currently made up of a regimental headquarters and two construction squadrons...
Army Reserve
- Royal Queensland RegimentRoyal Queensland RegimentThe Royal Queensland Regiment is a reserve light infantry formation in the Australian Army based in Queensland.-Current Structure:The regiment currently consists of three battalions:*9th Battalion *25th/49th Battalion...
- Royal New South Wales RegimentRoyal New South Wales RegimentThe Royal New South Wales Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army based in the state of New South Wales. The regiment consists of four battalions:-Organisation:*1st/19th Battalion*2nd/17th Battalion*4th/3rd Battalion...
- Royal Victoria RegimentRoyal Victoria RegimentThe Royal Victoria Regiment is an Infantry Regiment of the Australian Army, consisting of two battalions, the 5th/6th Battalion and the 8th/7th Battalion.-History:...
- Royal South Australia RegimentRoyal South Australia RegimentThe Royal South Australia Regiment is a reserve regiment of the Australian Army consisting of a single battalion, the 10th/27th Battalion, part of the 9th Brigade. It was raised on 1 July 1960, as The South Australia Regiment.-History:...
- Royal Western Australia RegimentRoyal Western Australia RegimentThe Royal Western Australia Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army consisting of two battalions, the 11th/28th Battalion and the 16th Battalion...
- Royal Tasmania RegimentRoyal Tasmania RegimentThe Royal Tasmania Regiment is a Reserve infantry regiment within the Australian Army consisting of a single battalion. Formed in 1960 following a review of military formations in Australia, the Regiment can trace its lineage back the late 19th Century and as served Australia in a number of...
Regional Force Surveillance
- NORFORCENORFORCEThe NORFORCE is an infantry regiment of the Australian Army Reserve. Formed in 1981, the regiment is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units employed in surveillance and reconnaissance of the remote areas of Northern Australia.-History:In the late-1970s and early 1980s the need for a...
- Pilbara RegimentPilbara RegimentThe Pilbara Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Australian Army Reserve and is one of three Regional Force Surveillance Units employed in surveillance and reconnaissance of the remote areas of northern Australia...
- Far North Queensland RegimentFar North Queensland RegimentThe 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment is a light infantry battalion of the Australian Army. The battalion serves as a Regional Force Surveillance Unit , carrying out reconnaissance and surveillance tasks as its primary role...
Special Forces
- Special Air Service Regiment
- 1st Commando Regiment
- 2nd Commando Regiment2nd Commando Regiment (Australia)The 2nd Commando Regiment is an Australian Army Special Forces unit, it is one of three combat-capable units within the Australian Special Operations Command. The regiment was established on 19 June 2009 when it was renamed from the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment...
Signals and IntelligenceMilitary communicationsHistorically, the first military communications had the form of sending/receiving simple signals . Respectively, the first distinctive tactics of military communications were called Signals, while units specializing in those tactics received the Signal Corps name...
- 1st Signals Regiment
- 1st Combat Signals Regiment
- 3rd Combat Signals Regiment
- 11th Combat Support Regiment
- 7th Signals Regiment
- 8th Signals Regiment
Reserve Officer Training
- Sydney University RegimentSydney University RegimentSydney University Regiment is an officer training regiment of the Australian Army Reserve. It can trace its lineage back to 1900 when the University Volunteer Rifle Corps was raised as a unit of the colonial New South Wales Defence Force. Over time this unit has undergone a number of name and role...
- Melbourne University RegimentMelbourne University RegimentThe Melbourne University Regiment is an officer training unit in the Australian Army Reserve. It has a depot at Grattan Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia....
- Queensland University RegimentQueensland University RegimentQueensland University Regiment is an officer training unit of the Australian Army Reserve, based on the campus of the University of Queensland at St Lucia, Brisbane...
- Adelaide Universities RegimentAdelaide Universities RegimentAdelaide Universities Regiment is an officer training unit of the Australian Army headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. Currently AUR maintains a cadre staff of trained Regular and Reserve personnel who oversee and administer the training of Reserve officer cadets...
- Western Australia University RegimentWestern Australia University RegimentThe Western Australian University Regiment is a Australian Army Reserve training unit for the 13th Brigade.-Unit history:The regiment was originally founded as the Perth University Regiment on 22 April 1949 to provide military training to university undergraduates and located at Crawley, Western...
- University of New South Wales RegimentUniversity of New South Wales RegimentThe University of New South Wales Regiment is an officer training regiment of the Australian Army Reserve.-Unit history:The University of New South Wales Regiment was originally founded as the New South Wales University of Technology Regiment in 1952. Army Headquarters approval to form the unit...
- Monash University RegimentMonash University RegimentThe Monash University Regiment is a reserve officer training regiment of the Australian Army, based in Victoria near Monash University. It is a part of the 2nd Division's 4th Brigade. The Regiment is associated with the university, but this proved to be a difficult relationship during the Vietnam...