8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

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The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War era before later being amalgamated with another unit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army unit
infantry battalion
alliance The Royal Green Jackets (historical)
surface form: The Royal Green Jackets (United Kingdom)
amalgamatedWith 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
areaOfOperations Phuoc Tuy Province
associatedWith 1st Australian Logistic Support Group
awardedToMembers Mention in Despatches
Military Cross
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
surface form: Vietnam Campaign Medal

Vietnam Medal
battleHonour Hat Dich
Long Khanh
Vietnam 1969–70
branch Australian Army
colourPatch black over green rectangle
commemoratedBy 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment self-linksurface differs
surface form: 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Association
conflict Vietnam War
country Australia
deployment November 1969 – November 1970 in South Vietnam
disbanded 1973
engagement operations against North Vietnamese Army forces
operations against Viet Cong forces
era Vietnam War era
formedAt Puckapunyal, Victoria
garrison Enoggera, Queensland
heritagePreservedIn 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment traditions
militaryRole infantry
motto Duty First
nickname RAR
surface form: 8 RAR
notableCommander Lieutenant Colonel Keith O’Neill
Lieutenant Colonel P. A. Warr
notableOperation Operation Bondi II
Operation Hammersley
Operation Townsville
parentFormation 1st Australian Task Force
partOf Royal Australian Regiment
raised 1966
reasonForAmalgamation post–Vietnam War army reorganisation
roleInVietnam counter-insurgency operations
pacification operations
search and destroy operations
serviceStatus disbanded
size battalion
successorUnit 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ONNED1
theatreOfOperations South Vietnam
trainingFocus jungle warfare
type regular army battalion

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Royal Australian Regiment hasUnit 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
RAR hasPart 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment
The Royals hasComponent 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
subject surface form: Royal Australian Regiment
this entity surface form: 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment commemoratedBy 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Association