6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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| 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | |
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 Badge of the Royal Australian Regiment |
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| Active | 6th June 1965-Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Part of | Australian 7th Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Enoggera |
| Motto | Duty First |
| March | Spirit of Youth (Band); The Crusaders (Pipes and Drums) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen (Australian Infantry Corps) |
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| Unit Colour Patch |  |
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) is part of the Australian Army. 6RAR is based at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane. The battalion's D Company distinguished itself at the Battle of Long Tan on August 18-19, 1966, during the Vietnam War.
[edit] Brief history
- Raised 6 June 1965
- First deployment to South Vietnam between May 1966 and June 1967.
- Second deployment to South Vietnam between May 1969 and May 1970.
- Based in Singapore between August 1971 and December 1973 as part of 28 ANZUK Brigade.
- D Company was reorganised as a parachute company group in early 1980 and continued in this role until November 1983.
- Began conversion to a motorised organisation in February 1992 and added a Ready Reserve company later the same year.
- Reverted to an intergrated-regular/reserve battalion in February 1997 and trialed the experimental Army 21 organisation.
- Deployed to East Timor between April and October 2000.
[edit] References
| Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment |
| Current Battalions
1 RAR | 2 RAR | 3 RAR | 4 RAR | 5 RAR | 5/7 RAR | 6 RAR | 7 RAR |
| Note: The 5th/7th Battalion was formally delinked into the 5th and 7th Battalions in December 2006. These battalions will be fully formed during 2007, once 5/7 RAR returns from overseas deployment. |
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