A short summary of the lineage of the various 9th Infantry Battalions and links to the Australian War Memorial items about the Battalions.
A List of Commanding Officers and Battle Honours can be found within each Battalions page.
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A List of Commanding Officers and Battle Honours can be found within each Battalions page.
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9th Bns Lineage - timeline
- dateMilitiaAMFARA1876 ~ 1879Spring Hill and Fortitude Valley Rifle Corps1879 ~ 18851st Queensland [Moreton] Regiment1885 ~ 19031st Queenslanders [The Moreton Regiment]1903 ~ 19129th Australian Infantry Regiment [Moreton Regiment]19127th Infantry [Moreton Regiment]19149th Bn AIF19182nd Bn 9th Infantry Regiment [Moreton Regiment]1919Bn demobilised19309th/15th Bn19349th/49th Bn19392/9th Bn AIF19409th Bn [The Moreton Regiment]1945Bn disbanded1946Bn disbanded19489th Bn [The Moreton Regiment] - re-raised19601st Bn Royal Queensland Regiment19659th Bn Royal Queensland Regiment19679th Bn Royal Australian Regiment19738th / 9th Bns ARA linked19978th/9th BN disbanded20068th/9th Bn re-raised
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Australian War Memorial Links
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The Royal Queensland Regiment ~ quickFacts
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Active
1 July 1960 ~ PresentshowType
Reserve InfantryshowRole
Light InfantryshowSize & Composition
3 Battalions- 9th Battalion - Enoggera
- 25th/49th Battalion - Enoggera
- 31st/42nd Battalion - Townsville & Rockhampton
Motto
Pro Aris Et Focis
[For Alters and Hearth]Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Queensland_Regiment
[The following is taken directly from the Wikipedia entry referenced above]
The Royal Queensland Regiment was formed in 1960 as part of the reorganisation of the Citizen's Militia Force, which saw all CMF battalions in each state amalgamated into state regiments. Initially, the regiment simply had a 1st and 2nd Battalion. However, to perpetuate the old battalions of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, the two battalions were renumbered as the 9th Battalion and 31st Battalion. Three further battalions (25th, 42nd and 51st) were formed in 1965, with the 49th Battalion formed a year later. In 1985, the 51st Battalion was separated from the rest of the Royal Queensland Regiment and reformed as the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, while the 25th and 49th Battalions were amalgamated into a single battalion in 1997. The 31st and 42nd Battalions were amalgamated in 2008.
The Queensland Regiment was formed from seven other regiments:- Moreton Regiment
- Darling Downs Regiment
- Wide Bay Regiment
- Byron Scottish Regiment
- Far North Queensland Regiment
- Kennedy Regiment
- Capricornia Regiment
- Previous battalions include:
- 25th Battalion (25 RQR)
- 31st Battalion (31 RQR)
- 42nd Battalion (42 RQR)
- 49th Battalion (49 RQR)
- 51st Battalion (51 RQR)
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The Royal Australian Regiment - quickFacts
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Regiment
The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent regiment for regular infantry battalions of theAustralian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. It was originally formed in 1948 as a three battalion regiment; however, since then its size has fluctuated as battalions have been raised, amalgamated or disbanded in accordance with the Australian government's strategic requirements. Currently the regiment consists of seven battalions which fulfill various roles including those of light, parachute, motorised and mechanised infantry. During the course of its existence, the regiment has deployed on operations to a number of countries including Korea, Malaya, Borneo, Vietnam, Somalia, Rwanda, Cambodia, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
