The Royal New South Wales Regiment (RNSWR) is a reserve infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 of the Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

 based in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. The regiment consists of four battalions:

Organisation

• 1st/19th Battalion
  1st/19th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
  The 1st/19th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment , is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It is one of four battalions of the Royal New South Wales Regiment and is currently a Reserve unit attached to the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. In its present form 1/19 RNSWR was raised in...
  
  
• 2nd/17th Battalion
  2nd/17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
  The 2nd/17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment is a reserve infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Currently part of the 8th Brigade, attached to the 2nd Division, the unit currently consists of a headquarters and four rifle companies spread out across a number of depots throughout the...
  
  
• 4th/3rd Battalion
  4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
  4th/3rd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment is a Reserve light infantry battalion of the Australian Army. 4/3 RNSWR has been deployed on active service on many peacekeeping operations and exercises within Australia and around the world...
  
  
• 41st Battalion
  41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment
  The 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, , is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. A Reserve unit, it is one of four battalions of the Royal New South Wales Regiment and is attached to the 8th Brigade, 2nd Division...
  
  

History

The regiment was formed in 1960 as a result of the amalgamation of all the Citizen's Military Force

Australian Army Reserve

The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, the reserve military force has been known by many names, including the Citizens Forces, the Citizen Military Forces, the Militia and, unofficially, the...

 infantry battalions in NSW. The New South Wales Regiment was formed from ten individual regiments:

• City of Sydney's Own Regiment
• New South Wales Scottish Regiment
• North Shore Regiment
• Newcastle Regiment
• Macquarie Regiment
• 6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles
  6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles
  The 6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles was a former unit of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps , part of the Australian Army. The unit can trace its heritage back to the 6th Light Horse Regiment of the First World War...
  
  
• St George Regiment
• Illawarra Regiment
• Werriwa Regiment
• Australian Rifles

The regiment was formed with a total of three battalions—the 1st Battalion (Commando) was formed from the 1st Infantry Battalion (City of Sydney's Own Regiment), which was the only unit transferred intact to a new state regiment. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were formed through the amalgamation of the remaining battalions, which were reduced to company

Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...

 size. The expansion of the reserve force in 1965 saw a further three battalions raised (4th, 17th, 41st), with the 19th Battalion formed in 1966. A year after that, the 1st Battalion was reduced to a company, which was amalgamated with the 19th Battalion in 1971. Further amalgamations in 1987 led to the formation of the regiment as it is today. Today, the regiment provides two battalions each to 5th Brigade

5th Brigade (Australia)

5th Brigade is a brigade of the Australian Army. It is a Reserve combined arms formation based in New South Wales and forms part of the 2nd Division.-History:...

 and 8th Brigade

8th Brigade (Australia)

8th Brigade is an Australian Army Reserve combined-arms formation stationed in New South Wales.The 8th Brigade is one of six brigades of the Australian Army's 2nd Division, and includes units and personnel from all Armoured, Infantry, Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Ordinance , Medical, Nursing,...

 in 2nd Division.

Alliances

- The Royal Marines

Royal Marines

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 - The Black Watch

Black Watch

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 - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)

Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

"PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division...

 - The Rifles

The Rifles

The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light...

 - The Royal Welsh

Royal Welsh

The Royal Welsh was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. It is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army, and the regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry.-Formation:The...

 - Royal Newfoundland Regiment - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)