9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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The 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War and later as a reserve unit before its eventual disbandment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
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infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australian Army ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations | Phuoc Tuy Province ⓘ |
| battleHonour | Vietnam 1968–69 ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| casualtiesKilled | 35 ⓘ |
| casualtiesWounded | 150+ ⓘ |
| category |
Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment
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Infantry battalions of Australia ⓘ Military units and formations of Australia in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| colourPatch | black over light blue rectangle ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 1st Brigade (during Vietnam War) ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| convertedTo | reserve unit ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| deployedTo | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| deploymentEnd | November 1969 ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | November 1968 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 31 October 1973 ⓘ |
| engagement |
counter-insurgency operations in Phuoc Tuy Province
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operations against North Vietnamese Army units ⓘ operations against Viet Cong forces ⓘ |
| formedAt | Enoggera, Queensland ⓘ |
| garrison | Enoggera, Queensland ⓘ |
| honoursAndAwards | multiple individual gallantry awards to its members ⓘ |
| motto | Duty First ⓘ |
| nickname |
RAR
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surface form:
9 RAR
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| notableCommander | Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Morrison ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Regiment ⓘ |
| perpetuatedBy | 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (newly raised battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment) ⓘ |
| raised | 13 November 1967 ⓘ |
| raisedFor | service in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| returnedFromVietnam | December 1969 ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| roleAfterVietnam | Army Reserve infantry battalion ⓘ |
| servedIn | 1st Australian Task Force ⓘ |
| size | approximately 800 personnel (wartime establishment) ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| succeededBy | 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| type | line infantry battalion ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Australian Regiment
8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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