1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
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The 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve armoured cavalry regiment with a long lineage dating back to colonial mounted units, known for its ceremonial traditions and operational service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Army Reserve unit
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Australian Army unit ⓘ armoured cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| alliance | The Royal Lancers (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Borneo 1945
NERFINISHED
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El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ Megiddo 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific 1943–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916–1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
maintains mounted lancer traditions
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parades with lances and traditional uniforms on ceremonial occasions ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 2nd Division, Australian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| engagement |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ post–Second World War peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| equipment |
light armoured vehicles
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protected mobility vehicles ⓘ |
| forceType | Army Reserve ⓘ |
| garrison |
Holsworthy, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
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Parramatta, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
15th Northern River Lancers
NERFINISHED
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1st Royal New South Wales Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
A Squadron, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
NERFINISHED
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B Squadron, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ Regimental Headquarters, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | one of the oldest surviving Australian cavalry regiments ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Royal ⓘ |
| lineageDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| motto | Tenax in Fide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Steadfast in Faith ⓘ |
| nickname | The Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Armoured Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | colonial mounted units of New South Wales ⓘ |
| role |
armoured cavalry
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armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
maintains historic armoured vehicles for display
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maintains regimental museum at Parramatta Lancer Barracks ⓘ |
| type | light cavalry ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
lance with pennon on ceremonial parade
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plumed slouch hat on ceremonial occasions ⓘ |
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