The
Royal New South Wales Regiment
(RNSWR) is a reserve infantry regiment of the
Australian Army based in the state
of New South
Wales
. The regiment consists of four
battalions:
Organisation
History
The regiment was formed in 1960 as a result of the amalgamation of
all the
Citizen's Military
Force infantry battalions in NSW. The New South Wales Regiment
was formed from ten individual regiments:
The regiment was formed with a total of three battalions—the 1st
Battalion (Commando) was formed from the
1st Infantry Battalion , which was
the only unit transferred intact to a new state regiment. The 2nd
and 3rd Battalions were formed through the amalgamation of the
remaining battalions, which were reduced to
company size. The expansion of the
reserve force in 1965 saw a further three battalions raised (4th,
17th, 41st), with the 19th Battalion formed in 1966. A year after
that, the 1st Battalion was reduced to a company, which was
amalgamated with the 19th Battalion in 1971. Further amalgamations
in 1987 led to the formation of the regiment as it is today. Today,
the regiment provides two battalions each to
5th Brigade and
8th Brigade in
2nd Division.
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