4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within Australia's regular infantry forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment canonical | 2 |
| 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ |
| alliance |
Royal Anglian Regiment
ⓘ
The Royal Green Jackets (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Green Jackets
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) ⓘ
surface form:
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment ⓘ The Rifles ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Malaysia
ⓘ
surface form:
Malaysia 1964–1966
South Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam 1965–1972
Vietnam Counteroffensive campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam 1968–1970
Vietnam 1971 ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| colour | rifle green ⓘ |
| conflict |
Borneo Confrontation
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation
Malayan Emergency ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| convertedTo | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfConversionToCommando | 1997 ⓘ |
| decorations |
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm
ⓘ
Unit Citation for Gallantry (Australia) ⓘ
surface form:
Unit Citation for Gallantry
|
| doctrine | conventional infantry operations ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
small arms
ⓘ
support weapons ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Townsville military precinct
ⓘ
surface form:
Lavarack Barracks, Townsville
|
| laterDesignation | 2nd Commando Regiment ⓘ |
| march | Waltzing Matilda ⓘ |
| militaryRole | light infantry ⓘ |
| motto | Duty First ⓘ |
| nickname |
RAR
ⓘ
surface form:
4 RAR
|
| notableDeployment |
operations in Malaysia
ⓘ
operations in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Regiment ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | close combat with enemy forces ⓘ |
| raised | 1964 ⓘ |
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| service |
Australian Army Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Regular Army
|
| serviceBranchCategory | regular infantry forces of Australia ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| type | regular army unit ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando)