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-SirRodenCutler, KCVO, I990VC,AK,KCMG, CBE

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INTRODUCTIONAND FOREWORD

Iom pleosed thotTheRoyolNew South WolesRegimenthos publishedo reprintofits"A HondbookforAll Ronks Port I ".The edition of 1992 hos been expended ondit is generollythought, omhoppytosoy,thotoneweditionis needed. TheHondbookiso

sourceof essentiol informotionobout the Regiment.In porticulor itcontoinsonoutl ine historyof the formotion onddevelopmentofIhe Honorory

Colonel the regiment's forebeorsondtheirdeedson Rt'|SWR

H is octive service. Thesebottle honours, whichthe Excellency Regimenthos inherited, ond the impressive l ist

Ihe Honouroble of Victorio Crosses won in two worldwors,

Gordon Somuek, estoblishes whichIthe trodition of service AC

ofGovemor know the Regimentwil lproudlycontinuetoNewSouth

Woles guordond foster.

ln 1 992, I foreshodowed of th is Ho ndbook o nd thotdevelopment itsSupplementwould Regimentolbe portof o wider-ronging oworenessprogromme.The first edition,wellreceived,hos producedsuggestions indetoilqndfor improvement hos providedo plotform for informotion updote.TheRegimentol

Council is groteful for the supportshown to this 'soldier'sversion'init iotiveond is reinforced in itsviewof the book'simportonce.Asbefore, thissecond printing is provided porticulorlyto remindtodoy'ssoldiersof their heritoge.ltrust

Regimentol the Regiment's of its signif icontmointenonce Colonel RNSWR ploce in the AustrolionArmywill continue to Moior worrontfutureupdotes for mony ond re-issues GeneloI

R.J.Shory, yeorstocome. AO,RFD,ED

CONTENTS

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The Royol NewSouthWolesRegiment Forebeorsond Outline History

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The RegimentolCouncil The Regiment'sColours RegimentolRollofBottleHonours RegimentolBodgeond Motto RegimentolGorrisonChurchondRegimentolProyer RegimentolAll ionces

VictorioCrossRollNewSouthWolesInfontryBottolions Active Bottolions of the Regiment

-1/I?RNS\VR

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-2/ 1Z RNS\VR -4/ 3 RNS\^/R -4I RNSWR

PredecessorUnits of the Active Bottolions - I RNSWR -2 RNS\VR .3 RNSWR -4 RNSV/R -IZRNSWR -I9RNSWR -4I RNSWR

ISECTION

THE ROYAL NEW SOUTH WALESREGIMENT

IneochAustrolionstote,the Army Reserve infontrybottolions hovebeen designoted os units regiment,ofthotstote's ond eoch corrieso distinctive drownfrom its predecessors number, ond trodit ionolhistoryr. operotes ofThe Regiment forpurposes trodit ion,espritond stondords ond is not shored ond volues, deployedos o tocticolformotionor entity.

The Royol NewSouthWolesRegimentcurrently comprisesfour octive bottolions,threeof whlch ore described os'l inked'.Linkingiso procedure odoptedfrom time to t ime whenit is not possibleto mointoin theseporoteidentit iesof

unitswhich,for territoriol or other good reosons,it is desiredto retoin on Armyestoblishment.

Thebottolionsore :

lst/19thBottolion HeodquortersLocotion: RomoniBorrocks,ORANGE

Thisuni t , unique ofeor l ierwith condit ions IheSoldier serviceleodingto the tit le "TheBushmen's

RoyolNew SouthWoles Rif les",now hos troiningdepotsthroughRegimeni Centrolond South WesternNewSouth

Woles.Plote courtesyof MontyWedd 1/ 19 RNSWR is o u n it of 5th Infontry

Brigode.

2nd/1ZthBottolionHeodquorters Suokin PYMBLE.Locotion: Depot,

Thisunitincludeso Scottish morking ltcompony, its forebeors. troversesmostof theSydneymetropolitonoreo ond hos o moior presence inNewcostle.

2/ 17 RNS\VR formsport of 8th InfontryBrigode.

4th/3rd BottolionHeodquorters : Mont St. Quentin INGLEBURN.Locotion Borrocks

Sub-unitsof thisbottolionorelocotedin the Westond South ofmetropolitonSydney,ondin the l l loworroondWerriwo districts.

4/3 RNSWR iso portof5thInfontryBrigode.

4l stBottolion Heodquorters MilitoryRood, LISMORE. Locotion:

This unit provides Army Reserve infontryserviceopportunitiesonthe For North Coostondin its hinterlond.

4 I RNS\VR iso unit of 8th InfontryBrigode.

2SECTION

FOREBEARS HISTORYAND OUTLINE

The first troops to seryeinAustroliowerefourspeciollyroised componiesof the MorineCorps,which orrived withtheFirstFleet in I Z8B.

ln 1792 the MorinegorrisonwosrelievedbytheNew SouthWolesCorpswhich,betweenI 800 ond I 8 I 0,wossupportedby locolvolunteerforcesot Sydneyond Porromotto, osLoyolAssociotions.known Thesewerethe first militory forces to be roisedin Austrolio, ond elements ossociotionsofthese took port withtheNew South WolesCorps insuppressing convict ofthe obortive uprising I 804.Throughitsollioncewiththe RoyolMorines ond itsdescentfrom these first NewSouthWoles citizen soldiers, theRoyolNewSouthWo les Reg imenthos l in ks which gobockto the first doys of settlement inAustrolioondtheselinksoreproudlycommemoroted motto.in the Regiment's

Fromtime to t ime throughoutthe intervening yeors, proposols weremode for the roising of locol volunteerforcesto ossistindefence oftheColony.ltwosnot unti l 1854, however, thot The SydneyVolunteerRifleswosformed. This is the oncestrolcorpsfromwhichmony CorporolNew infontrybottolionsossociotedwith New South

SouthWolesore descended. WolesCorps

Plote courtesyof MontyWedd

TheWoikotoWor of I 863- I 864 led to on octive recruiting compoignbytheNewZeolond in the Austrolion Government Colonies,o ferti lefieldbeingthevoriousVolunteerunits.New SouthWolesVolunteers os individuols, served, ineochofthe four WoikotoRegiments.Most did not return to Austrolio, tokingup theNewZeolond lond gronts offeredforserviceogoinstthe'l worlikeWoikototribes. 885 the firstAustrolion tobeIn force formedspecificollyfor service overseoswosroised.Thiswosthe NewSouthWolesContingentto the Soudon.Aso resultof its

'Suokinservice,the Honorory Distinction I 885'wosgrontedin 1907 to severol infontry tobe borne for their Coloniolregiments, eropredecessors. Bottle of the This is the senior Honour AustrolionArmy ond thebottolionsof the Royol NewSouth WolesRegimentoretheonlyinfontryunitstocorry this honour on theirColours.

AttheoutbreokofthesecondBoerWor in I 899, there wereeight infontryregiments supplementory corps in ond severol infontry theNewSouthWoles Mil itoqy Forces.Init iol ly,o smoll infontqy contingentwos ond sentto Africo. Subsequent roised South volunteerdroftsservedosmountedinfontry,forwhichthe need wosgreotest.The Bottle Honour'SouthAfrico, I 899-1 902' is corried by theRegiment forebeors.for its coloniol

InJulyI 900 o smoll theNewSouthdetochment, Woles Morine Light lnfontry, wosrecruitedfrom locol volunteersof the Third Contingent(owoitingmovementtoSouthAfrico)to provide on infontrycomponentfor the NewSouthWoles Novol Contingent whichwosbeinghurriedlyformedforserviceinChinoduringthe BoxerRebellion. theirpredecessors in I 885,Like in the Soudon thesetroopssowlitt lefightingbut spent muchtime on octive servicein horsh conditionsomidstohosti lepopulotion.

In I 903 the m ilito qy forces of the former Austrolio n colon ies were omolgomoted Army. The Infonty ondLightto form the Austrolion Horseregiments territoriol Austrolio'sthenodopted tit les. commitmentoverseosduringtheGreotWorI 9 1 4-191 8 required the roising of o speciolexpeditionoryforce. theDesignoted

Austrolionlmperiol i ts formotions intheForce, were deployed Fronce A smollerMiddleEost,Turkey, ondFlonders. novolond

mil itoryexpeditionory inNew Britoinforceserved fromshortly oftertheoutbreokofwor.

TwentyinfontrybottolionsterritoriollyossociotedwithNew SouthWolesservedin the AustrolionlmperiolForce.As port of thetotol infontry component,theyshoredthebruntofthehord fightinginoll theotres. suffering ­Frequently hugecosuolties Austrolioncosuolties thontwo-thirdsin the GreotWor, of more of the number of enlistments, exceeded ofproportionotely those ony other section of theBrit ishforcesengoged- receivingmony d rofts of rei nforcements, theyenduredco m po ig ns chorocterised byseverefightingondextremehordshipond in sodoing, estoblished wifh both friend ond foe, of being the reputotion, omong the world's f inest soldiers.TheNew South Woles bottolionswere oworded o totol of thirty-sevenBottleHonours ond their members were oworded nineteen VictorioCrosses.

Throughout Citizen wosthewor, o substontiol Mil i tory Force mointoinedbyuniversol osthe'home' theservice componentof AustrolionMilitoryForces.1921morkedthepost-worormy reorgonisotion, regimentsbywhichAMF infontryr werereploced bybottolions on, ond numbered lmperiolmodelled for, Austrolion Forceunits.

Inthe period to I 939, there occurrednumerousunit l inkings, exponsions responsive mil itoqyondcontroctions to notionol troiningobiectives economic Outbreokond the country's fortunes. of the SecondWorldWo r in I 93 9 noton ly sow mo ny peoce-time mi l i t iobottol ions strength theotsigni f icont butolso brought decision,osin the GreotWor, to roise o (second)Austrolion lmperiolForce serviceforexpeditionory overseos.

A totol of eleven bottolionshovingterritoriqlossociotionwith NewSouthWolesservedoverseosin this Force, betweenI 939 ondI 945,inNorthAfrico, Greece, Crete, Syrio, Moloyo, South WestPocificondBorneo.

northern eight furtherbottolions mil it io, AIF)sow Astheworspreodto Austrolio's opprooches,

(formerly nowredesignoted hord fighting intheSouthWestPocificoreo.

Betweenthem,thesenineteenbottolionswere oworded sixty-sevenBottleHonoursondtheirmembersfourVictorioCrosses.

Onceogoin,Austrolio'sinfontrydivisions'seryicestoodwellthe test,ineverytheotre of upholding of engogement, ondenhoncing the distinguished reputotionestoblishedbytheirGreotWor forebeors.

ofthe Citizen Forces of territorioI ly-desi g n oted, relevontly-nu m bered i n fo ntry bottolionswerebroughtontothe Order of BottleinNew South Woles.In the periodto I 960 olso, o formerLightHorseRegiment, now converted to lnfontry, broughttenodditionolBottleHonours, to odd to those won bythe bottolions.

Onthe re-roising Mil itory in 1948, o number

As o resultofo moior review, the Austrolion Armywos restructured, I July1 960, olong linesknownoseffective 'Pentropic' designedond with l ine infontry bottolions tooperote

within'Bottlewithotherormsqndservices Groups'. The Citizen MilitoryForces'infontrybottolionsin eoch Stote of the Commonweolthweregrouped into respectivestoteregiments, thusthe Royol NewSouth comeinto existence WolesRegiment onthotdote.lt consisted of the following units:

I RNS\VR (Commondo) 2 RNSWR 3RNSWR.

I RNSWR wos bosed inSydney,generollydrowing its speciolist recruitsfromthe metropoliton inter ­oreo. The two l inebottolions' unit boundorywos generollySydneyHorbourondthePorromotto River,2 RNSV/R servingthenorthernholfof the Stote,3 RNSWR thesouthern,inproviding forCitizenopportunit ies Mil itoryForce servicein the corpsof Infontry.

A number ofre-groupings sizeond structure ofthe Regiment's hoveoccurredsinceroising,the first beingon I stJuly 1965,with the move owoy from the Pentropic orgonisotion,when2 RNSWR splittoform2 RNSWR ond1Z RNSWR,ond 3 RNSWR splitto form3 RNSWRond 4 RNS\VR. Atthistimeolso,4l RNSWRwos formedfromportof the I stBottolion,The RoyolQueenslond Regiment,in the NorthernRiversdistrict.I 9 RNSV/R, o 'Speciol

Conditions'bottolionwosroisedin I 966ond on theCommondo elementleoving I Moy 1971,becomethe Regimenton 1/19 RNSWR.

A further reorgonisotion,on 1July1976,sow the now six bottolions forodministrotionploced undercommond, ond troining,of o HeodquortersRNS\VR,osHQ 2 Division become HQ 2 Division Field Group.This terminotedForce structure on 30 JuneI 98 I ,withHO RNS\A/R HQ5 Tosk tokingbecoming Force, undercommond HQSToskForce1/ 19,3ond4RNSWRond being estoblished 2, 17 ond4l RNSWR. with undercommond Soon ofter this, the formotion designotions fromwere oltered 'ToskForce'bockto'Brigode'.

Requirement of the infontry of thefor the controction component Army led, in the periodSeptembertoDecember 1987 , to the l lnkingof some bottolions, Brigodewiththe resultont5 commonding 8 Brigodecommonding1/ 19 ond 4/3 RNSWRond 2/ 17 ond4l RNSV/R. Dur ing1 995, bot to l ionsod ius tedto re-orronged boundories.homeoreo ond recruiting

3SECTION

COUNCILTHEREGIMENTAL

the Royol New South Regimentdoes o heodquorters the As with otherStoteRegiments, Woles

nothove estoblishmenton OrderofBottle.Regimentol (osdistinctmotters from operotionol, troining,odministrotiveondpolicy motters forwhich Army is responsible)ore deolt with bythe Royol NewSouthWoles RegimentCounci l. The Regi mento ICounci I comprises:

The Honorory Colonel(Choirmon), The Reg imento (Vice-ChoI Colonel i rmo n), CommondingOfficersof eoch currentbottolion, RegimentolSergeontMoiorsofeoch bottolion, RegimentolSecretory,RegimentolTreosurer,

ondis closely ossistedby:

the Reg i mento I H istorio n, theRegiment's Officer ondLioison to HQ 2 Division, the Regimentol Adiutont.

The Council normollymeetstwiceyeorly ond provideso forum forpresentmembersof the Regiment to build on itsstoreof inheritedtrodit ions.TheHonororyColonel,olwoyso personof distinction the Stote ondinNewSouthWoleshistoricolly Governor,ondtheRegimentol customorilyColonel, o retired seniorormyofficerwithwideexperiencewithinthe Regiment, shouldbe well plocedto represent oppropriotelyond odvonce theRegi ment's i nterests.

HonororyColonelsofthe Reg iment hove been:

SirRoden VC, 1966-1984;

His Excellency, AirMorsholsirJomesRowlond,Ac,KBE,

His Excellency, Cutler, AK, KCMG, KCVO,CBE

DFc,AFc 1984-2OJon89;

His Excellency, SirDovidMortin,KCMG,ReorAdmirol Ao 21Jon89-7Aug9O;

His Excellency, Peter Ac, AoReorAdmirol Sincloir, BAug90-.29Feb96;

HisExcellency, Gordon Somuels, The Honouroble AC I Mor96­

RegimentolColonelshovebeen:

MoiorGenerolP.A.Cullen,AO,CBE,DSO*,ED'lMoy68-31Ju175;

MoiorGenerolE.S. ogE,RFD,Morsholl, ED1Aug75-31Mor82;

MoiorGenerolG.L. Moitlond, RFD,Ao,oBE, ED1 Apr 82-24Sep89;

MoiorGenerolR.J. AO, RFD, Shorp, ED25 Sep 89-.

Regimentol hovebeenSecretories :,

LieutenontColonelD.l. AspinollOAM, RFD,ED.1Moy69-3,|Dec96

Lieutenont Cook,RFDColonelJ.S. 1Jon97­

The Regimentol Historionsince of the Regiment the formotion hos beenMoiorH.P.BolondOAM, ED.

4SECTION

THE REGIMENT'S COLOURS

The Colours embodythe histoqy, spirit ond loyolryof the Regiment towhichtheybelong. inondthe bottolion Whether currentuse orehighlyvolued,or loidup,they corefullyguorded ondtreotedwithgreot respect. Theyore consecroted to the serviceof Sovereig .n o nd Nqtionofthe time of presentqtion

Thecustomof corrying Colourshos its origininoncientond medievoltimeswhenduring bottle, worringfqctionscorriedflogs or bonnersofbright distinguishing toshowthe posit ion colours of commondersondto serye osrollying points.

Since1751,regimentshovebeen ollowed twocoloursonlyfor eoch bottolion, the Queen's (orKing's)Colourondthe Regimentol Colour.TheQueen's bosicollythe withColourwos UnionJock, the RoyolCrown ondRegimentolTit le otthesuperimposed centre,untilI 97O,when the Austrolion flog took the ploce ofthe UnionJock. royol blue {osforol l

'Royol 'The RegimentolColour is regiments) Device is not o witho Regimentol ot the centre (this d u plicotionofthe Reg imentoI Bodge butissimilo r) . On eoch side of the centre devicesore embroidered the moior Bottle Honours ofthe Regiment. The bottolion numberis shown inRomonnumerols in the upper hoistconton.

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The Queen's Colourseryesos o consto nt rem indertoo l l mem bers of the bottolions of theirdrV to their Sovereignondtheir Country;the Regimentol to the RegimentondColour,their loyolty their comrodes.

Linkedbottolionscorryboth sets of Queen's ond Regimentol Colourson ceremonioloccosions. occurs,Wheneverthis the two Queen'sColoursore posit ioned onthe rightof the seniorescort wi ththeseniornumericol colour thel inked on the r ightond Regimentol ore posit ioned escortColours onthe left of the senior withtheseniornumericol colouron orelinked the right. Escorts providedforoll Colours poroded in occordoncewiththe CeremoniolMonuol.

Followinghosti l i t ies, engogements oscertoin ore determined worrontingpublic A unitwhich oncommemorotion. hos token octiveondcreditobleroleengogingwithenemyg rou nd troops in onyoftheseengogementsmoycloim,ondifollowed,be owordedrelevontBottleHonours.Thereis no l imit to the number of Bottle Honourswhich buto l imit is imposed moy be gronted, on thenumberthotcon onthe Colours. be corried

The Royol NewSouthWolesRegimentis entitled tocorryten BottleHonours(ollfor the SecondWorld Wot) ontheQueen's Colour,ond twelve BottleHonours(fortheColoniolero ond the GreotWor)onthe Regimentol A colourploteoftheColour. Regiment's oppeors poges.Colours in the Introductory

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SECTION5

REGIMENTALROLLOF BATTLEHONOURS

The Bottle Honoursowordedtooctiveond currently-inoctive bottolionsofThe Royol New South WolesRegimentotvorious timeswere consolidoted, ond gozetted tobe borne bythe Regiment, Austrolion 85 of 1962.underouthorityof ArmyOrder Theyore l isted below,with,showninuppercosethoseouthorised tobe emblozoned ontheColours.

Botile Honours

SUAKINI885 SOUTHAFRICA1899-1902

TheGreotWor­

soMME,I 91 6,'l 8 POZIERES Bopoume,1917 BULLECOURT Messines,1917 YPRES,1917 MeninRood PolygonWood Broodseinde Poelcoppelle PASSCHENDAELE Anos,l918 Ancre,1918 Avre Lyt Hozebrouck Homel AMIENS Albetl9l 8 (Chuignes) Albert,l9l 8 MontSt.Quentin HINDENBURGLINE Epehy St.QuentinConol Beourevoir Fronceond ,191618Flonders Anzoc LANDINGATANZAC Defenceof Anzoc Suvlo Sori Boir-Lone Sori Boir Pine Gol l ipoh, RUMANIl9l5 Egypt,191517 Gozo-Beershebo ElMughor NebiSomwil Jerusolem Jordon(EsSolt) Jordon(Ammon) Megiddo Noblus PAIESNNE,I917-18 Herbertshohe

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TheSecondWorldWor ­

1940-42 CoptureofTobruk Er Regimo ElAdemRood Belhomed Alom el Holfo sYRtA,

NORTHAFRICA,

1941 Dimos GREECE,1941 Tempe Gorge Soter MiddleEost,1941 Heroklion MA|AYA,1941-42 Gemos Singoporelslond KOKODATRAIT EoroCreek-Tem spleton' Crossingl l

Gono Loe-Nodzob ScorletBeoch Defenceof Scorlet Beoch Liberotion nofAustrolio NewGuineo

Sio-SepikRiver But Doguo Wewok MountShiburongu-MountTozoki

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BARDIA,1941 Derno DEFENCEOFTOBRUK Tobruh 1941 DefenceofAlomeinLine ELALAMEIN Domoscus Domour MountOlympus Veve BrollosPoss Crete Retimo Johore Jemoluong SouthWestPocific,1942-45 loriboiwo Oivi-Gorori BUNA-GONA SononondoRood Finschhofen BumiRiver Jivenoneng-Kumowo Modong Sio NombutRidge HowoinRiver WiruiMission BORNEO Brunei

The Bottle Honoursgrontedto The Royol NewSouthWolesRegiment in 1962did not include thoseof New SouthWolesinfontrybottolions whichwerenotontheOrderof Bottle on I JulI 960. Consequently, elevenhonourswerenot gronted continuity withinthenew Stote

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Regiment. representotions, restoredtoFollowing theseHonourswere the Regiment:

TheGreotWor: (CGSApprovol 1 5 Apr 94)

Vil lersBretonneux

TheSecondWorld Wor: (CGSApprovol6 Oct 95)

SyrionFrontier Merioyun TheMuor Loe Rood RomuVolley ShoggyRidge Woitovolo Bolikpopon MilfordHighwoy CopeEndoiodere-SinemiCreek

SECTION6

REGIMENTALBADGE AND MOTTO

Thebodgewornby the Regiment isbosicollythotworn by the NewSouthWolesMilitoryForcesfromobout I 885to I 903. This, in its turn, is derivedfrom the bodge odopted bytheColony of NewSouthWolesinl876.

The Regimentol principol oretheCrown,Bodge's elements denotingo Royol Regiment, of St. George withthe Lion theCross of Englond ond the stors oftheSouthernCross,thewhole enclosedwithino wreoth of Worotohs,beingtheofficiolf lorol emblemofNewSouthWoles.

'PrimusThe RegimentolMotto in Terro Austroli '(Firstin Austrolio) indicotesfheRegiment's from its oncestrol thedescent corps, New South WolesLoyol of I 800-l 8 I 0, these Associotions being the first mil i tory forcesroisedin Austrolio. lt relotes olsoto the Regiment's the RoyolMorines, theoll ioncewith whoprovided originol gorrison in 1788, ond thus forcewerethe first mil i toryr to seryein Austrolio.

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SECTION7

REGIMENTAL CHURCHGARRISON AND REGIMENTALPRAYER

The centrol churchfor the Royol NewSouthWolesRegimentis HolyTrinity(TheGorrison)AngliconChurch,locotedin Argyle Ploce,Mil lersPointintheCity of Sydney. lt is the first churchin Austroliotohovebeenspecificolly os o gorrisondedicoted church.Atthetimeof itsdedicotion,itwos for the useof the Brit ishregiments onthe Austrolion serving Stotion.

The Church's foundotionstonewosloid on23June 1840, the 50th (RoyolWestKent) providing ondRegiment theGuord of Honour untilI 870,whenthe I 8th(Royollrish)Regimentwoswithdrown fromtheColony,thiswosthechurchottendedby troops of the Brit ishgorrison.

The I st NewSouthWolesRifleVolunteersottendedservices here,withits fostering unit,I I th (NorthDevonshire)Regiment,betweenI 854qnd 1 857,whentheI I th completed its tourofduV.Thereofter, on oolthough lessregulorbosis,the GorrisonChurchcontinuedtoseeottendoncebyvoriousunitsoftheNewSouthWolesMilitoryForces.

Thereoremonymilitorymemoriolsinthechurch.Severolrelote specificolly tooncestrolcorps of the Royol

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ondin porticulor, reservedfor the Reg iment, o bronze ploq ue commemorotingits NewSouthWolesRegiment, there is, in o corner

oncestroIcorpsgeneroI ly.

The odiocentChurch Holl houses, focing Argyle Ploce,o fine stoinedgloss Unveiledmemoriolwindow. on2l JunI 985 bythe then Honorory Colonel, AirMorsholHis Excellency, SirJomes Rowlond,AC, KBE, DFC, AFC, its dedicotoryinscriptionreods:

'Thiswindowis dedicoted to those whosesocrificeond endeovoursin peoce ondwor hovecontributedto the infontry ond l ight horse trodit ionsnowupheld by the Royol NewSouth WolesRegiment.'

The Regimentottends Church o Guord theGorrison ond provides of Honour ottheAnnuolServicewhich both morksthe Regiment's birthdoy,I Julyond Loyingcommemorotesthe oftheChurch's FoundotionStonein theyeor I 840.TheServiceoccurson the Sundoyneorestthe of eoch yeor. 23June

Holy Trinity (the Gorrison) Anglicon Church

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Proyerwospreporedondrecommended requestoftheRegiment, ofthe 2nd Division The Regimentol otthe

bythe Choploins in JulyI 990. lt is foruseotoppropriote ond, os desired, Regimentol bottolion,occosions.lt is osfollows:

'AlmightyGod,you bring us togetheros the Royol NewSouth WolesRegimentto serve you ond our country. Giveto the members of the Reg imento spirit of cou roge, loyo lty ond dedicotion,thotwewill be foithful into our commitment serving,workingto develop the skil ls we hove leornt ond developedfor our own benefit but olso for the good of our notion,oswe stondreody to defend our country, olwoys workingfor peoce inourlond, AMEN'

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8SECTION

ALLIANCESREGIMENTAL

Allionceswithdistinguished regiments the post overseos reflect historyofthe Regimentond hovebeenforgedlinkswhich betweenunitsof different ormiesinbottle,or orise from o commoninterest.Theseoll ioncesoreoctivelyfosteredby the Regi ment exc imentoIth roug h correspondence, ho nge ofReg publicotionsondnot leost, byvisitsbetweenindividuolsond portiesos suitoble orise.opportunit ies

On22 Moy 1969, ollionceswereopprovedbetweenThe Royol NewSouthWolesRegimentond distinguishedthe following Brit ishcomponentsor regiments:

The RoyolMorines , TheQueen'sRegiment(nowthe Princess IofWo les'sRoyo

Regiment ondRoyol(Queen's Hompshires)), TheWelchRegiment Woles),(nowtheRoyol Regimentof The BlockWotch (RoyolHighlondRegiment),

hovebeen opproved: ond subsequentlyoll ionceswith theseregiments

Regiment The Devonshire Regiment119731,The Royol Newloundlond 11971l1,

ondDorset TheArgyllond Sutherlond (PrincessHighlonders, Louise's)

(1e83).

Bockground qll ioncesisset out in the following to these porogrophsof this Section.

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The Royol Morines

The originol RoyolMorinesoll ionce(l 960)with1stInfontryBottolion wos(Commondo), mointoinedby I RNSV/R (Cdo).The presentol l ioncewiththe Regiment os o wholeisoppropriotebecouse weretheRoyolMorines firsttroopsto serve in Austrolio (l 7881. AlsoRoyolMorinesservedotANZAC olongside I 3thBottolion.

The Princess of Woles'sRoyolRegiment (Queen's Ho mpshires) ondRoyol

HistoricBrit ishArmy regiments nowincorporoted previouslyin this Regimentwere oll iedwithseverolNewSouthWolesinfontrybottolions:the 2nd Regimentof Footwiththe2nd Bottolion (CityofNewcostle),the3rdFootwiththe 3rd Bottolion (Werriwo)ondthe EostSurreyRegimentwith {Norththe I ZthBottolion Sydney).

The Royol Regiment of Woles

Strongllnksexistedfor mony yeors betweentheSouthWolesregiments WolesondNewSouth bottolions:the South WolesBordererswiththeI 8thBottolion(Ku-ringgoi)ondtheWelchRegimentwith (St.George).the 45th Bottolion The present oll ioncebetweentheirsuccessorregiments oppropriote.is porticulorly The RoyolNewSouthWolesRegiment ontwooccosionshos (in1 969 ond I 989) sentcontingents in moior toWolesto porticipote ceremonioloctivit ies ofWoles.of the Royol Regiment

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TheBlockWotch(RoyolHighlondR"gimenr)

This regiment hosbeenossociotedsince Coloniolt imeswithvoriousScottishunits.The73rdRegiment,whichwosloterobsorbedbytheBlockWotch, reploced theNew SouthWoles Corps os gorrison troopsin Austrolio. Aswell,Scottishregiments inSydneywereroised ondNorthernNew South Woles. As2/ 17RNSWRretoins componyo Scotfish ond 4l RNSWRwosformerly Scottish thisisothe Byron Regiment, s igni f icontol l ioncewhich fosters old t rodi t ions ofvolue.

The RoyolNewfoundlondR"giment

Thisregimentseryed dur ingotCopeHel les theGol l ipol iCompoign,ondqlsoin Fronce ondFlonders theGreotWor. ol l ioncedur ing This morksthecloseossociotion nondofCqnodio AustrolioninfontryduringtheGreotWor.TheonlyConodionregimenttohoveservedonGol l ipol i ,i tsborrocksisnomed'Gol l ipol i

Borrocks'.

The Devonshireond Dorset R"giment

Th is reg imentcomesfromthelin king of twofomousBritish I 1th(NorthCountyregiments, Devonshire)ond The39th,39th(Dorsetshire). heodquortered 1825-l 832,providedinSydney widespreoddetochments, the 1829­ondduring I 830lowlessness,o totolofeighteengorrison locotions.Thed isti ngu ished explorer,Co pto i n chorlesSturt,wosfrom the Regiment. linksTheI I th hodstrong with Austrolio ond porticulorly Woles,servingNew South inthe colony1845-1857.ltwosoneofthemostpopulorregimentsto

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serveonthe Austrolion stotion,ondit fostered the foundotion of theNew South Woles Militoryz Forces,through I stNew South WolesRifleVolunteers wosformedwhich in 1854.

The Argyll ond Sutherlond Highlonders(Princess Louise's)

This oll ionce oppeorsto hove orisen from o bottlefield relotionshipwith41st Bottolion AIFduringthe GreotWor, o nd wosfirsto pproved in I 93 8 . lt wosreconfirmedoftertheSecondWorld Wor (dur ingwhichthe regiment thefoughtolongside NewSouthWoles2/ 4'rhBottolionduring theBottleforCrete ond preporedfor porticipotionin the Bott le ofElAlomeinincloseossociot ionwith2/ 17th Bottolion), onthe 4l stBottolionbecomingo Scottish Theoll ionceregiment. echoesthestrong Scottish trodition in theNorthernRiversqreos.

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9SECTION

VICTORIACROSSROLLNEW SOUTH WALESINFANTRYBAilTALIONS

BeforetheCrimeonWor 1854-l 856 therewosnorecognised mil itorygollontrymedol, but so thot exceptionol deedsof heroismbyindividuolsin this ondloterworsmightreceiveproper publicrecognition, Cross byRoyoltheVictorio wosinstituted Worrontdqted2gthJonuoryI 856. The oword is ovoiloble to deservingpersons of ronk.irrespective

Whiletheconditionsgoverningtheowordhovevoriedfrom time to t ime, it hos remoined thesupremereword for exceptionol gollontqy,honouringnot only its worthyrecipientbut olso thot person'scomrodesin orms ond unit.

There hove beentwenty+hree toowords of the VictorioCross membersof l ineoge unitsofthe Royol NewSouthWoles Regimentqndtheseore listed belowindote seq uence.Two recipients,CoptoinH.W.Murroy,I 3thBottolionond LieutenontJ. Moxwell,I 8th Bottolionwere,in thot order,the most highlydecoroted(for gollontry)membersofthe Austrolion lmperiolForcein the GreotWor.

Thefirst Honororyz Colonel of theRoyolNewSouthWolesRegiment,SirRodenCutler,wontheVictorioCrosswhilst os o l ieutenont serving inthe2/ SthFieldRegimenI, 2ndAlF, intheMerdioyoun-Domouroreo ofSyrio,for his octionsoverthe periodl4Juneto6July .1941

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Summory of Awords

(PosthumousAword(P))

Unit

lBn

3Bn

lBn

17Bn

l3Bn

2Bn

lBn

33Bn

34Bn

l9Bn

20 Bn

41Bn

33 Bn

53 Bn

54 Bn

Recipient Locotion/Dote

L/Cpl. L. Keysor LonePine,Gol l ipol i ZSAug l915

Pte.J.Homilton LonePine,Gol l ipol i 9Aug I 915

Copt.AJ. Shout (P) LonePine,Gol l ipol i 9Aug I 915

Pte.W. Jockson BoisGrenier,Fronce 2526Jun1916

Copt.H,W.Murroy Gueudecourt,Fronce 45 Feb 1917

Pte.TJ.B.Kenny NeorHermies,Fronce 9Apr 1917

Cpl. G.J. Howell Bullecourt,Fronce 6Moy1917

Pte.J.Corroll St. lves, Belgium Z-lOJun1917

Copt. C.S.Jeffries (P) Posschendoele,Belgium 12or.l1917

Lt. P.V. Storkey BoisdeHongord,Fronce 7N, l918

Cpl.W.E.Brown ViI lers-Breton neux, Fro nce 6Jul1918

L/Cpl.B.S.Gordon Broy,Fronce 2627 Aug 1918

Pte.G. Cortwright Peronne,Fronce 31,\ € . |918

Pte.W.M. Currey Peronne,Fronce ISWl918

Cpl.A.H. Buckley (P) Peronne,Fronce l -2Sepl918

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54Bn Cpl.A.C. Holl

l3Bn Sgt.G. Sexton (truenomeM.V.Buckley)

55 Bn Pte.J.Ryon

18Bn Lt.J.Moxwell :

2/178n Cpl.J.H. (P)Edmondson

2/198n LtCol.C.G.Anderson

2/2Bn Lt.A. Chowne (P)

2/4Bn Pte.E.Kenno

Peronne,Fronce l-2SepI91 8 LeVerguier,Fronce l8Spl918 H i ndenburg FronceDefences, 30Sepl918 Beourevoi me, Fro ncer/Fonsom 3oct l918 Tobruk,Libyo l3AFrl94l Moloyo 1822Jon1942 Doguo,NewGuineo 25Mor 1945 Wewok,NewGuineo l5Moy1945

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I OSECTION

ACTIVEBAilALIONSOF THE REGIMENT

provides on Bottolions fromthedote of their present numbering.AtSectionI I there will befounddetoilof eorl ier historyof thosebottolionswhose numericolidentif icotion through

ThisSection informotion currentlyserving,

iscontinued currently-l inked units.

P r ivote ond officer

RNSWR

Plote courtesyof

Monty Wedd

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1/19 RNSWR

The I st/ 19th Bottolion, The Royol NewSouthWolesRegiment (CityofSydney'sOwn)come I Moy 1971. The intoexistenceon l inkingorose fromthe Regiment from the deporture otthistimeof the former I RNSWR (Commondo)to toke up speciolist

' designotion,ond the desireto retoin thebottolionnumber'l onthe Order of Bottle.Thenew bottolion's lnougurolCeremoniolPorode wosotVictorioBo rrocks, Syd ney on 8Augusr1971.

ThebottolionmovedinOctoberI 971,fromHolsworthyto Wollgrove Comp, ond theno shortt ime lotertoBordioBorrocks, I ng lebu rn. Accom modotionpressurescqusedfu rther relocotion, inOctober1976,tothe PodstowTroining theninMorchDepot, I 98 I increosing strengthsow it moved to(then)Mount Olympus

I Moy 1gSgosMountStQuentinLinesre-designofed Borrocks. Infontryunit boundory cqusedre-orrongements the Bottolion Heodquorters toOronge eorly in 1996. toberelocoted

New I 9 RNSV/R ColourswerepresentedtothebottolionbyHis Excellency, ofNew Soufh CutlertheGovernor Woles, Sir Roden VC,AK,KCMG, KCVO, CBE,on o Ceremoniol PorodeotTobruk Lines,Holsworthyon 1972.CessotionI 3 August oftheNotionol ServiceTroiningSchemein December I 972sowon immediote, severedrop in the bottolion'sstrengthhoweveroctiveond sustoinedrecruit ing tookthebottolionprogrommes too peok strength I 983, monning ogoinof 972 in November l imitotions reducingstrengthin lote I 990.

Troiningcontinuestobe bosed on flexible conditionsof service (nowopen to oll units), withfrequent inmoiorporticipotion exercises,voried courses, overseostroopexchonges,inCeremonioloctivit ies Kingdom.in the United Thebottolionhosbeen gronted the Freedom of the citiesof Sydneyond Oronge. Of the Regiment's oll ionces,itporticulorly identif ieswithThe Royol RegimentofWolesqndTheDevonshire ond Dorset Regiment.

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2/ 1Z RNSWR

of the Army Reserve, o reductionin the number of infontrybottolionsocrossAustrolio, broughtoboutthelinkingofthe 2nd ond lZlhBottolions

The I 987 reorgon isotion involving

ond o publicceremonyon5 Decemberofthotyeormorkedthe presenceofthenew 2/ 1 Z RNS\VR.

Well-estoblishedpotternsof troining, includingoverseosond moiorexercisepo rtici potion,hovecontinued, wh i lst o sig n if ico nt contingentfrom Pipes took port in the thebottolion's ondDrums Brit ishArmyScottish Beoting in London in I 990. Division's Retreot

ln April I 990 the unit providednoteworthyossistoncein the Nyngon,ondoreo,flooddisosters, I 990 itwosin December involvedinNewcostleeorthquokereliefoctivity,ondin 1 995 it

'Kongoroo'took o notoblerolein the moior tr i-Service Exercise.

4/3 RNSWR

The I 987 reorgon isotion ofthe Army Reserve, involvingo reductionin the numberof infontrybqttolionsocrossAustrolio, broughtoboutol inkingofthe 3rd ond 4th Bottol ions, ond o publ ic ceremonyon26 September ofofthotyeor morked the presence the new4l3 RNS\VR.

ocross New SouthWoles,hoscontinued troining in The new bottolion, now extending south-eostern

itsstondord progrommes pursuitof its operotionol reodinessobiectives.

Signif icontgroupsof unit membersottendedthe Royol Regiment of WolesTercentenorycelebrotions in Cordiff, in I 989, ond the TsthAnniversoryCommemorotionotGoll ipoliin I 990, ond the unithoshodongoinginvolvement ondoverseosin Austrolion exercisetroi n i ng prog ro m mes.

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41 RNSWR

The 4l st Bottolion, NewSouth comeThe Royol WolesRegiment into existence ossuchon I July1965, following o historyof voried Queenslond ond New SouthWolesorientotionsdoting bocktoI 899.

Continuingo long trodit ion ofprovidingfor cit izen soldier serviceinondfrom the NewSouthWoles Northern Riversoreo,it hos coupled withthiso reputotionof steody support,porticulorly in t imes of f lood, to the communit iesfromwhichi t is drown.

Overseososwelloslocol troining opportunit ies hovebeen regulorlyuti l isedond some membersporticipotedinUnited Kingdomceremonioloctivityin I 990.

Thebottolionhosbeengrontedthe Freedom of the cit ies of Toree,Cosino, ondLismoreCoffsHorbour onditwos presented withnew Colours otLismoreinNovemberI 993 by theGovernor Generol,His Excellency AC. Of the Regiment's Bil l Hoyden, oll ionces,it porticulorly withThe Argyll ond Sutherlond identif ies Hig hlonders (PrincesLouise's).

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I I SECTION

PREDECESSOR OFTHEACTIVEUNITS BATTALIONS

Section I 0. lt sets of those bottolionswhich notcurrentlyon This Section complements out briefly the history

ore,individuolly, the Order of Bottle,butwhose ondtrodit ionsoreochievements continuedwithpride ond core by o presentbottolion.

Privote& 0fficer,I

NSW Volunteers

I854

Plo te courtesyof

MontyWedd

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RNSWR- A Brief History ond Lineoge

I RNSWR troces furthestitsoncestryr bock of oll New SouthWolesbottolions, to the I st Sydney Rifles,directly Volunteer whichwosformedinSydneyin I 854 os portof theColony'sconcernotthepossibi l i tyof novolsquodrono Russion roid

'oncestors'throughossociotedwiththeCrimeonWor. Interim to theGreotWorwere:From I 860,' l st Regiment, WolesNewSouth

2nd(suburbon)Bottolions; NewSouth RifleVolunteers,comprisingI st (Sydney)ond

From 1878,1 stond2nd Regiments, Woles VolunteerInfontry;From I 903, I stond2ndAustrolionInfontry Regiments. units to the These hod mode substontiolcontributions forcesfortheSoudon 1899 to1902.in I 885 ondtheBoerWor

I stBottolion,AustrolionlmperiolForcewosroisedotRondwick, osportof I stBr igode,I stDivis ionof theexpedit ionoryforcefor GreotWor serviceoverseos. withdistinctionServing throughout theGoll ipoli Compoign, its members PrivoteKeysorond Coptoin ShouteochwonoVictorioCrossotLone inAugustPine I 91 5. I 9l 6 to I 9l 8 sowthe Bottolion ondFlonders, Howellin Fronce Corporol being oworded o Victorio ot Second inMoyCross Bullecourt 1917.

BetweenWorld Wors, I st Bottolion AMF, the inheritor of twenty-four GreotWor Bottle Honours,wosin 1927 tit ledThe Eost Sydney Reg iment, then in 1937 The Cityof Syd ney's Own Regiment. t imes withI 9th ond 45th Atvorious itwos l inked Bottolions.Notservingoverseosin the SecondWorld Wor, itwosdisbondedin1944.

The Second AustrolionlmperiolForce,roisedos in the Greqt Wor,sowthe odvent ol2/ I stBottolion,ot lngleburn inOctober 1939,os portof 1 6thBrigode,6thDivision.HordserviceinNorth Africo,Greece,CreteondNewGuineo included distinguished octioninCrete,nevertheless insurrenderonculminoting ordersfrom highercommond. BottleHonourspossedinduelts nineteen courseto the I st Bottolion AMF.

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From 1954,the I stCommondo providedcontinuity,Compony unti l i ts1957 redesignotion ond the roising of I st Infontry Bottolion (Commondo) CityofSydney's On 1July(The Own Regiment). 1960,thisbecome (Commondo)No. I Compony (TheCityof Sydney Compony) The Royol NewSouthWolesRegiment,inturn redesignoted The Royol Wolesin I 965 I stBottolion, New South Regiment(Cdo).

TheCommondorolewosseporotedfrom the RegimentI Moy197l, I stBottolion withthe I 9th to form 1/ 19thenbeing linked RNSWR,whose'speciol remoteConditions', locotion membershiprole continued unti l1995,whenoll units becomeoble to offer f lexible conditionsof service.

RNSWR- A Brief History ond Lineoge

Therehosbeeno volunteerinfontrypresenceinNewcostlesince I 860, whenTheNewcostleVolunteerRifleCorpswosformed. The 2nd Bottolion trocesits l ineoge throughvoriousnome chongesondreorgonisotionsfrom this t ime.

Troopsfrom the Newcostleoreo served inboth the Soudon I 885 ondBoerWor1899 tol9)2Compoigns.

Recruited fromNewcostle thegenerolly qndthe HunterVolley, 2nd Bottolion, AustrolionlmperiolForcewosroisedot Rondwick osportof I stBrigode,I stDivisionof the expeditionoryforcefor GreotWor service overseos. servicelts distinguished included the Londing otAnzoc, ond Fronce theGol l ipol iCompoign ond Flonders, Privote owordedond one of its members, Kenneywos theVictorioCross in April 1917 otBullecourt .

BetweenWorldWors,2nd Bottolion AMF,which hod inherited twentyJourGreotWor BottleHonours,wostitled The City of NewcostleRegiment. t imes withthe4l st l twosotvorious l inked ond35th Bottolions. Notservingoverseosin the SecondWorldwor,itwosdisbonded, 1 946.os4 1 st/2ndBottolion,in

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TheSecondAustrolionlmperiolForce,roisedos in the Greot Wor,sowthe odvent of 2/2nd Bottolion, ot IngleburninOctober 1939,osportof 1 6th Brigode, 6thDivision.Agoin recruited lorgely from the someoreos os itsGreotWor predecessor,itcreoteditsown distinguished wor record in NorthAfrico,Greece,Crete LieutenontChowneondNewGuineo. wos oworded,posthumously,o VictorioCrossforoction in fhe Doguo oreo,NewGuineoinMorch1945. The Bottolion's Bottlefiffeen Honourspossedindue course to the 2nd Bottolion AMF.

The post-worArmy restructuring the re­in 1948 included formotionof 2ndBottolion,bosedonNewcostle.The I JulyI 960 reorgonisotionresultedin redesignotion os C Compony (Cityof NewcostleCompony)2nd Bottolion TheRoyolNewSouthWoles Regiment. from I July1965,the2nd Bottolion wosHowever, reformedin its ownrightos o bottolion of The Royol NewSouth WolesRegiment.

In I 968, the bottolionwoshonouredby the Gront ofthe Freedom of Entryto the City of Newcostle.

Thereorgon isotion of the Army Reserve in 1987 co used the l inkingofthe2nd ond lZthBottolions, Theto form 2/ 17 RNSWR. Ceremonio I Lin king Po rode wosheld in Newcostleon 5Decemberofthotyeor.

RNSWR- A Brief History ond Lineoge

There hos been o volunteer infontrypresencein the Werriwo districtsince| 869,whentheGoulburnVolunteerRifleCompony wosformed.The3rdBottoliontrocesits l ineoge to this Coloniol ero corps, th roug h the 3rd, I st o nd 2 nd RegimentsofNew South Woles Volunfeer Infontry ond,fromI 903, the 2nd successively, AustroI io n I nfo ntry Regi ment.

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TroopsfromtheWerriwooreo served inboth the SoudonI 885 ondBoerWorI 899Iol9}2Compoigns.

The 3rd Bottolion, AustrolionlmperiolForcewosroisedos portof I st Brigode, I stDivisionoftheexpeditionoryforce for Greot Wor serviceoverseos. init iol ly of Rondwick, Thebottolion, locoted drewits recruits generollyfrom the Werriwo(otthottime the 43rd lnfo ntry Reg iment's) oreo. ltservedth roug hout the Gollipoli Compoignond subsequently o notobleployed role in ollthe moioroperotionsof the AIF in Fronce ond Flonders. Onemember PrivoteHomilton,wosowordedtheVictorioCrossfor gollontry otLonePinein August I 9 I 5.

BetweenWorld Wors, 3rdBottolionAMF,which hod inherited twentythreeGreot Wor Bottle Honours, wostitled The Werriwo Regiment.ltwosotvorioustimeslin ked with4th o nd 5 3 rd Bottolions.This unit sow octive service in the Second World Wor inNewGuineo ond wos one of only two mil it io unitsto f ight olongsideitsSecondAustrolionlmperiolForcecounterport.lt wossubsequently into thot unit, ond shoressevenBottleobsorbed Honourswithit.

TheSecondAustrolionlmperiolForce,roisedos in the Greot Wor,sowtheodventof the 2/3rd Bottolion, otIngleburn,in October1939,os portof I 6th Brigode,6thDivision.Theunitsow hord service inNorthAfrico,Greece,SyrioondNewGuineo, whileelementsfought in Crete.ltwos one of only twoAustrolion bottolions the King's in th is wor.Theto fig ht ogoinst'ql l enemies' bottolion'stwenty-twoBottleHonourspossedindue course to the3rdBottolionAMF.

in 1948 included formotionof 3rd Bottolion, bosedon Conberro. The 1 JulyI 960 reorgonisotion os C Compony (The

The post-worArmy restructuring the re-

resultedin redesignotion WerriwoCompony)3rdBottolionThe Royol NewSouthWoles Regiment,howeverfrom1July1965,3rd Bottolion wosreformed

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in its ownrightos o bottolion ofThe Royol NewSouthWoles Regiment.In I 981, thebottolionwoshonouredbythe Grontof the FreedomofEntryto the City of Conberro.

The reorgonisotion reserye the l inking of theArmy in 1987 coused ofthe3rd ond 4th Bottolions, Theto form 4/3 RNSWR. CeremoniolLinkingPorodewos otIngleburnheld on 26Septemberof thot yeor.

4 RNSWR- A Brief History ond Lineoge

The l ineoge of4 RNS\VR descendsin fwo stronds f rom the Newtown Volunteer RifleCorps(18621ondthe Ashfield VolunteerReserve mony re-designotions, Corps(l 885),through culminoting of4th Infontry in 192.| from 2ndin the roising Bottolion Bottolion,36thInfontryRegiment(Newtownstrqnd)ond5th Botrolion,I 8thlnfontryRegiment(Ashfieldstrond).

Throughitscoloniolforebeors,4th derivesBottolion its t i t le'The AustrolionRifles'ond Honour'Souththe Bottle Africo I 900-02'.

The 4th Bottolion, AustrolionlmperiolForcewosroisedosportof I st Brigode, I stDivisionoftheexpeditionoryforceforGreotWor serviceoverseos.Init iol lylocotedotRondwick,thebottolionsow serviceth roug hout the Goll ipoliCompoig n, notobly ot LonePine ond subsequently with distinction ofserved in the compoigns FronceondFlonders to I 9 I 8.through

BetweenWorld Wors, 4thBotfolionAMF,whichhod inherited twentythreeGreotWor BottleHonours,wostitledAustrolion Riflesond for o t imewoslinkedwiththe3rdBottolion.The 4th Bottolionsow octive service inNewGuineo in the SecondWorld Wor, being oworded two Bottle Honours.

TheSecondAustrolionlmperiolForce,roisedos in the Greot Wor,sowtheodventol2/4th Bottolion, otlngleburninOctober

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1939,osportof16th Brigode,6th Division.With subsequent reorgonisotion,if become portofI gthBrigode,ofthotsome division.Serving inNorthAfrico,Greece,withdistinction Crete, theNorthernTerritoryondNewGuineo,itsshoreofthe defence of Crete ogoinstoirborneinvosionwosnotoble.PrivoteKenno wosowordedtheVictorioCrossforoctionneorWewqk, New GuineoinMoy 1945. The Bottolion's Bottlefifteen Honours possedinduecourseto 4th Bottolion AMF.

1957 sowthe re-roising AMF, from existing of4th Bottolion RiverinoDistrict Subsequentobsorptionunits. into3rdBottolion TheRoyolNewSouth os D Compony (TheWolesRegiment AustrolionRiflesCompony)ondECompony(TheRiverino Compony)wosfollowed by re-octivotion on 1in its ownright, July1965, os 4th Bottolion The Royol NewSouthWoles Regiment. honoured theIn 1980, thebottol ionwos bytheGrontof Freedomof Entryto the CityofWollongong.

Thereorgonisotionofthe Army reservein 1987cousedthe l inking ofthe 4th ond 3 rd Botfolions, to form 4/3 RNSWR.The Ceremoniol Porodewos on26Linking held ot Ingleburn September of thot yeo r.

17 RNSWR - A Brief Historyond Lineoge

Thefirstvolunteerinfontrycorpstoberoised in Sydney's northernmetropoliton Volunteeroreo wos the St. Leonords Rifles, in I 860. Fromthis, the I st Regiment,ondthrough NewSouth WolesVolunteerInfontryond,from I 903 the I stAustrolion lnfontryRegiment, troces ondfromthe 17th Bottolion its l ineoge, thesepredecessors Botfle "Suokin,I 885"itderivesthe Honours ond"SouthAfrico,I 899-1 902' .

ln I 9 1 4, l Zth Info ntry Reg imentAMFwosontheOrder of Bottle butwosnot colled onfor overseos service.

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The 1 Zth Bottolion, Austrolion lmperiol Forcewos formed otLiverpool os portof 5th Brigode,2nd Division, of the now-enlorged expeditionory force for Greot Wor service overseos.Its distinguished wor seryice commenced with the August I 9l 5Go | | i pol i Pen i nsu lo r bottles o nd conti n ued noto bly th roug hout theFronce ond Flonders operotions, to I 9l 8. PrivoteJockson's octionsneorArmentieres inJune 1916 resulted in the oword of theVictorio Cross.

Between World Wors, 17th Bottolion AMF, which hod inheritedtwenty Greot Wor Bottle Honours, wos titled The North SydneyRegiment. Not serving overseos in the Second World Wor, itwosdisbonded in I 944.

The Second Austrolion lmperiol Force, roised os in the GreotWor, sow the odvent of 2/ 17th Bottolion, ot lngleburn in Moy1940,os portof 2Oth Brigode, Zth Division. Becoming portof the9th Division in the Middle Eost, i t sow hord service in NorthAfrico, New Guineo ond Borneo. lts f irst oction, otTobruk in April1941, included gollontry byCorporol Edmondson resulting in theoword, posthumously, of theVictorio Cross. The bottolion'ssixteen Bottle Honours possed in due course to the 17th BqttolionAMF.

The post-worArmy restructuring in 1948 included the re-formotion ol17th Bottolion, which wos then linked with I 8thBottolion AMF to form 17th/ I 8th Bottolion (The Norfh ShoreRegiment). The 1 July I 960 reorgonisotion resulted inredesignotion os B Compony (The North Shore Componyl2ndBottolion The Royol New South Woles Regiment, however from IJuly I 965,the I Zth Bottolion wos reformed in its own rightos obottolion of The Royol New South Woles Regiment.

ln 197 8 , the botto lion wos honou red by the Gro nt of the Freedomof Entry to the Municipolity of Ku-ring-goi.

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Thereorgonisotion in 1987 cousedtheof the Army Reserve l inkingof the I Zth ond 2nd Bottolions, Theto form 2/ 17 RNSWR. CeremoniolLinkingPorodewosheldot Newcostle on 5 Decemberofthotyeor.

19 RNSWR- A Brief Historyond Lineoge

In I 860theSouth SydneyVolunteerCorps,o sub-unitof I st Regiment, WolesRifle wosroised.FromNewSouth Volunteers, this coloniol ero corps, througho complex seriesof re ­designotions I gthInfontry wosondreorgonisotions, Bottolion formedin1921.

The I 9th Botto lion, Austro lio n lm perio I Force wosformedot Liverpoolon2ZApril I 9l 5 os portof5th Brigode, 2ndDivision,of the nowenlorged expeditionory force for GreotWor service overseos.Servingwithdistinctionin the lotter portof the Goll ipoliCompoign Fronceond then throughoutthe ond Flonders operotions,itwos notoble for its port in the 2nd Division'sottock onMontSt.QuentininSeptemberI 9l 8.Lieutenontstorkeywos owordedtheVictorioCross otVil lers infor gollontry Bretonneux April l9l S.

BetweenWorld Wors, I gthBottolion,whichhodinheritedtwenty GreotWorBottlehonours,wosbosed in the SouthernSydney oreo, ond otvorious timeswoslinkedwithI st ond 20th Bottolions. The l gthBottolion(redesignotedfrom the Dorwin Infontry Bottolion)fromNovember 1941 served in the defenceof Dorwin ondloterosonAustrolionlmperiolForceunit in NewGuineoond NewBritoin,unti ldisbondmentin 1945.

TheSecondAustrolionlmperiolForce,roisedos in the Greot Wor,sowtheodvent otWollgroveof2/ I 9thBottolion, on I 5July 1940,osportol22ndBrigode,8th Division. Followingthe Pocific Wqr outbreokin December I 94 I ond being deployed inNorthern Moloyo, they werethe first Austrolion Armyunittoengogethe

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Therefollowedo fightlngwithdrowol,withnumerous f ierceoct ions, ino generolcopi tulot ion Joponese.

culminot ing on Singopore lslond.The bottolion's memberssufferedseverelyos coptives to wor'send.LieutenontColonelAnderson,theCommo ndi ng Officer,wos oworded theVictorioCrossforoctionsof Porit SulonginJonuory1942.

I 9th Bottolion AMF,thoughnot roised unti lsomewhotloter,wos the inheritor ofthewortimeunits'threeondfour Bottle Honours respectively.lts roising occurredonl2December1966,os I 9th BottolionThe Royol WolesRegimentNew South ond os o 'SpeciolConditions'unit, personstoprovideremotely-locoted subiecttoNotionolServicelegislotionwiththe opportunity to exercisetheoptionof Citizen Mil itoryForce,rotherthon Regulor Army,service.

On I Moy 1971,theI stondthe l gthBottolionswereonceogoin l inked,toform 1/19 RNSWR, ofthe'Speciolwitho cont inuot ion Conditions'role.

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Thevolunteerinfontrypresencein the Stote'sNorthernRivers oreo since I 899 providesthe eorl iest mil i torylinksfor the 4 I st Bottolion.ThethenMocleonComponyScottishRiflesbecome, throughvorious the I 2th (Byron) byeorlyreorgonisotions, Infontry in the GreotWor. Furtherreorgonisotions inled to the forming 1 921 of 41st Infontry Bottolion.

The4l stBottolion,AustrolionlmperiolForce,comeintoexistence in the Enoggerooreoon I JonuoryI 916,osportofthe roising of odditionolexpeditionory followingforce divisions the evocuotion from the Goll ipoliofthe I stond2ndDivisions Peninsulor.

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The 4l st, originolly the35th but now renumbered, foremborked EnglondonI ZMoy 1916, os portof 1 I th Brigode, 3rdDivision.lts recruitsweregenerollyfrom southern Queenslondond northern NewSouthWoles.

FromDecemberof l9l 8, the bottolion othotyeortoMoy ployed dist inguished oftheAlFport in ol ls igni f icontoperot ions in Fronce ondFlonders.In its f irst moior oction, MessinesRidge,thewhole of the bottolion stoffwoslost to enemy oction.Notwithstonding this severe setbock,thebottolionstill performed too stondord worrontingreceiptof fromthe Divisionol o commendotion Commo nder, (then)MoiorGenerolJohnMonosh. lt hos beeno motterof pride thot no member of 41stBottolionwostoken prisoner.TheVictorioCrosswosowordedto Lonce CorporolB.S. Gordon,MM, for his gollontry otBroy, Fronce, 26-27 August I 9l 8. The Bottolion wosoworded fifteen BottleHonoursfor its GreotWor service.

The inheritor of these BottleHonoursondtrodit ionswosthe 4 I st BottolionAMFwhoseterritoriol Byron Regiment' t i t le'The wos reconfirmedin 1927.

BetweentheGreotWor ond Second WorldWor, the bottolion experiencedvoriouslinkogeswith ond2ndond 33rd Bottolions, wosre-octivoted onin its own right in 1937 . Though becoming AIFbottolionin 1942, itdid notserye overseosduring the Second World Wor, rotherbeing linked, os4l st/2ndBottolion(AlF)from December 1943. The bottolionwosdisbondedon 17 December 1945.

Re-roised (TheByron Regiment),in I 948 os 4l st Bottolion Scottish but becoming from 1 JulyI 960 E Compony, (TheByronScottish Compony)The Regiment,RoyolQueenslond the'l i tioined Regimentos4l July1965.RNSWR

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