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THE RNSWR CITIZEN SCLDIER SCULPTURE

Thisis the principal non-competitive Awardof the Regiment. It commemorates who haveserved will servein the Regiment all or andis for presentation distinguished to Australian soldiers citizens or outstanding who haverendered service to the Regiment to the Australian and Army Reserve.

PREFACE
the to During1992,there published firsteditionof An Introduction The Royal was for material New SouthWalesRegiment A Handbook All Ranks. lt contained havingan interest the Regiment parin to and thoughtto be relevant any person ticularly its new soldiers. to greater in not encourages depth Lengthof service progression rank, surprisingly, and responds the desire thosewishing to of to This of interest inquiry. Supplement and and in detailof the origins ethosof the Regiment. be informed greater provision suchinformation involvesreference all infantry to battalInevitably of As Wales background. beforemuchcreditandappreionswithknownNew South givengoesto the Regiment's Historian, of ciation the assembly the information for OAM, ED (RL). MajorH.P.Boland, has from critical examination andcontribuof, Likewise publication benefitted the TJJackson, ED, RFD, LieuD.A.Chinn, (RL), MBE Colonel tionsto,itstext by Colonel (RL) Haken.The Regiment indebted is to tenantColonelR.C.Haines andDr.John as of themfor theirsignificant assistance, alsoto Mr. RobertClimpson NobleNuand mismatics, for Sydney badgephotography Mr. Monty Wedd,OAM, for line drawings. forwardwith prideanda deepsense of to So richa heritage deserves be carried soldiers. responsibility today's by

AO,RFD,ED RJ.Sharp, MajorGeneral Regimental Colonel fuly1994

CONTENTS

Origin of Battalions New SouthWales ColourPatches Honours Battle Colours of Locations Laid-Up Lineajb The Regiment's UnitBadges Ancestral Division Australian The Second

1 4 7 15 18 29 36

IV

I SECTION
BAfI-ALICNSNE\VSCUTH CF WALES CRIGIN
Those battalions are associated New South infantry which traditionally with Wales together titlesandmottoes.So alsois 6 arelisted thisSection, in with territorial Australian LightHorse, later6 New SouthWales MountedRifles, whichwascon1st 1956. vertedto an infantry battalion AHQ Directive, July by TheRoyal Regiment the inheritor theirmilitary is of New South Wales traditions.lt of alsoformally inherited Battle the Honours thoseunitswhichwereof activestatuson 30June 1960 incorporated theRegiment territorially-named and into as companies. An is These indicated anasterisk. exception 41st are lnfantry Battalion, with into Regiment "E" as Company (The whichwasincorporated TheRoyal Queensland ByronScottish Company), wasre-activated 41stBattalion, RoyalNew but as The on 1965. SouthWales Regiment lst July
Battalions currentlyactive statusareshown "(A)". of

Unit
1Bn (A)

Title Territorial

Date Granted
1927

Motto

Meaning (Note1) "Remember theName" "LetThe FirstLead First" "Second to None"

The EastSydney Regiment later Own Cityof Sydney's Regiment

"Nominis Memento" "Primus Agat Primas" " N ul l i Secundus"

1939

2 Bn (A) 3Bn (A)

TheCityof Newcastle Regiment TheWeniwa Regiment

1927

1927

"Veteri "lt Blossoms Frondescit withAncient Honore" Honour" "ForHome andCountry" "Vigor in Arduis"

4Bn (A) 1 3B n

TheAustralian Rifles

1927

TheMaitland Regiment later TheMacquarie Regiment

1927 1952

"Energy amid Hardship"

1 7B n (A)

Regiment Sydney TheNorth (as Bn) later 17l18 Regiment TheNorth Shore Regiment TheKuring-Gai (as Bn) later 17l18 Regiment Shore TheNorth

1927 1948 1927 1948

"Facta Probant"

"Deeds arethe Proof" "LetUs Handon the Legion's Lamp" "Bravely and Loyally" "Forour Country" "Loyal ln Every

1 8B n

"Legionis Lampada Tradamus"

1 9B n (A) 20 Bn 30 Bn

Regiment TheSouth Sydney

1927

"Fortiter et "Fideliter" "Pro Patria" " l nOmni Modo Fidelis"

and TheParramatta Blue Regiment Mountains Regiment Cityof Sydney later Wales The NewSouth Regiment Scottish Regiment TheNewEngland

1927

1927 1935

way"
"Strike Vigorously" "l Prefer to Die thanbe Disgraced" "Loyal and Ready"

33 Bn 34 Bn

1927

"Strenue Percute" "Malo Mori Foedari"

Regiment The lllawarra

1927

35 Bn

Own Newcastle's Regiment

1927

"Fidelis et Paratus" "St.George for Merrie England" "Mors Ante Pudorem"

36 Bn

English The St.George's RifleRegiment

1927

41Bn (A)

Regiment The Byron later The ByronScottish Regiment Regiment TheSt.George

1927 1949

"Death Before Dishonoud'

45 Bn

1927

"Quo Fata Vocant"

"Whither Destinies Summon"

53 Bn

TheWestSydney Regiment changed

1927 1933

"Be Prepared" "Usque Ad Finem" "Deo Patria Tibi' "Faugh a Ballagh"

"Until the End" "ForGod, for Country for Thee" "Clear the Way"

54 Bn

TheLachlan-Macquarie Regiment

1927

55 Bn

NewSouth Wales lrish Rifles later NewSouth WalesRifle Regiment changed

1927

1933 1937

Motto Unchanged "Animo "Courageously et and Fide" Faithfully" "Trutina Probatus" "Toujours Pret" "Proved in the Balance" "Always Ready"

56Bn 6ALH *

The Riverina Regiment

1927

NewSouth Wales Mounted Rifles

1927

Nofe I Translations Latin Mottoes shownhere wereprovided by AssociateProfessor of Dexter Hoyos of Sydney University in 1987. A number of units adopted "commonusage"forms of their motto (not shown here)for convenience.

that infantry Should circumstancesanytimerequire additional at battalions raised be it unitsthatre-activation should logically occur. in New SouthWales, isfrom these currently inactive units, in the caseof acor Thiscouldtakeplaceeitherby raising theselinksandre-activating tive linked battalions, terminating by eachbattalion in itsown right. Battalion, formedin Egyptin 1916 Theabovelistdoesnot include Infantry 51st from the llth Battalion A.l.F, afterthe Callipoli Campaign. battalion's This number hada presence New SouthWales severalyears 1924,firstly itsown rightas for from in in The Field MarsRegiment, linkedwith 30th Battalion 30th/51st, with then as then of Relocated Queensland 1936 havingspentsuch to in and l8th Battalion l8th/5lst. as the is as unit of a shortperiodin New SouthWales, 51st not regarded a lineage RNSWR.

2 SECTION
REGIMENT PATCHESTHE OF CCLOUR
patches lmperial (A.l.F.)in weredeveloped used theAustralian and by Force Colour of In of World War l, as a means rapidunit identification. the absence regimental a badges, they became focalpointof fierceunit loyaltyandpride. throughout Australian the Thiscolourpatchsystem continued Army between was 1921 1945,but and ceased duringthe earlyyears the post-World of War ll army. lmperial Force colour patches During WorldWarll,Australian unit weredistinguished of from thoseof the non-A.l.F. component the Australian MilitaryForces the by or Thisborder, backing, of a shape or repreaddition a greyborder backing. of was and senting division whichthe battalion the to wasallotted, not necessarily symfor 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion's metrical shape, example with the battalion patch patch a half-sized brown colour battalion diamond-shaped overmid-green, was Division. oval Likewise, 2/13th the withinthe greyhorizontal of the 8th Australian Battalion colourpatches in in and2/17th Australian Infantry were, 1943, varied shape "T"-shaped patch, theircolours to the 9th Australian Division respectively black on and both superimposed mid-green, whitesuperimposed mid-green, on a grey on in backing, colours "T"-shape. all permitting in on scale, active Colourpatches werere-introduced 1987 a restricted hadanapproved from a formerunitwhich unitswhichcouldprovedescent colour patchandserved eitherduringWorldWar I or WorldWar ll,to applyto wearthe earliest of that unit'scolourpatch. Policyin the caseof linkedunitsis to version patch theunittaking precedence thelinked in unit's the of designation. wear colour rectangle LightHorse are shape, divideddiagonally, colourpatches of a horizontal nearer front of the wearer, colourof the regithe the withthe colourof the brigade the menttowards rear. Infantry of Division, dicolourpatches, with the exception the 9th Australian are plane. the formercase, battalion In in or the videdequally the horizontal vertical that portionof the colour colouris placed abovethe brigade colour.In the latter, patchnearer front of the wearer the battalion thatto the rearthe brithe is colour, gadecolour.Theshape thecolourpatch, of withtheexception thebattalions of of 4th Brigade, indicates division whichtheunitbelonged theCreatWar. the to in The patch, 4th Brigade, thoughwearing lst Division the shape initially to wasallotted the New Zealand Australian and Division service Callipoli. was,afterCalfor at lt lipoli, to on in allotted 4th Division itsbeingraised Egyptin February 1916.

6th Light Horse Regiment

III
1st Battalion 13thBattalion

2nd Battalion

3rd Battalion

17thBattalion

18thBattalion

'l9th Battalion

+reOO OOOO rlll

20th Battalion 30th Battalion 33rd Battalion 34th Battalion 35th Battalion 36th Battalion 4'tst Battalion 45th Battalion 53rd Battalion 54th Battalion 55th Battalion 56th Battalion

ColourPatches the Antecedent of Unitsof The RoyalNewSouthWalesRegiment

patches thelighthorse Theoriginal (WorldWarl)colour of regiment thetwenty and infantry traditions carried by The RoyalNew battalions whose are on SouthWales Regiment setout on page5. are The displayed colourpatches approximately scale abouthalfthe actual are to and size.Colourpatchdimensions varied slightly between and1945. 1915 Sizes those of currently on patchproportions, wornarebased the original possibly varied slightly to fit withinthe highest pointof the puggaree. Theauthoritative Australian Army publication regard allcolourpatches the "Colour in to is Patch Register - 1949", 1915 issued command theAssistant of by Chiefof theCeneral Staff- Materiel 30July on 1993.

SECTION 3
BATTLE HONCURS
Partl of the Regiment's Handbook listed, Section the Regiment's at 5, Battle Honours.

PRI PAL NCI BATTLE HONCURS

ThisSection provides moredetailon thoseHonours appearing the Regiment's on Colours.The Authorityfor dates shownis Annex C, Ceremonial Manual.

ConflictEgypt B82-lBB5 : I
SUAKIN,1885 TheHonorary Distinction SUAKIN, 1885 (MO 19611907)threemiliwasgranted to tia regiments New SouthWales in predecessors represented whosecolonial were in the New SouthWales Contingent the Soudan. to Location: Enemy: Period: Eastern Soudan, Africa The Mahdists 1Mar - 14May 1BB5

Awarded: For lstRegt NSWlnf 2ndRegt NSWlnf 3rdRegt NSWInf

To l AustlnfRegt 2 AustInfRegt 3 AustInfRegt

Froml9l2 18th Infantry 21st Infantry 24thlnfantry 43rdInfantry 41st Infantry

From1921 17th Battalion lstBattalion 3rdBattalion 20thBattalion

(Boer) Conflict:The Second South Africon Wor lB99 1902 souTHAFR|CA, 1899-1902
TheHonorary Distinction SOUTHAFRICAwasgranted (MO 23n908),with variousdates reflecting theirperiod activeservice, thosemilitiainfantry light of to and horse regiments New SouthWales in predecessors represented whose colonial were in the New SouthWales andCommonwealth Contingents SouthAfrica. in Location: Enemy: Period: British Colonies BoerRepublics SouthAfrica and of The Republics Tiansvaal OrangeFree of and State 12Oct 1899 31May 1902

SOUTHAFRICA, 1899-1902 Awarded: To For NSW MountedRifles 2 ALH (NSWMR) l Aust InfRegt lst RegtNSW lnf 2ndRegtNSW Inf 3rd RegtNSW Inf 2 Aust InfRegt 3 Aust lnf Regt

From1912 e LH (MR) lBth Infantry Infantry 21st 24thInfantry 43rdInfantry 41st Infantry

From1921 6th LightHorse Battalion 17th 1st Battalion 3rdBattalion 20thBattalion

SWTH AFRICA,IqfuIqO2 Awarded: To For 4 Aust InfRegt 4th RegtNSW lnf 5thRegtNSW Inf 6th RegtNSW Inf NSW Scottish Rifles Aust RifleRegt

From1912 14th lnfantry Infantry 16th 25thInfantry 29thlnfantry

From1921 13th Battalion 30thBattalion 55thBattalion

SWTH AFRICA,I%I-1902 Awarded: To For English 7thRegtNSW Inf St.Ceorges RifleRegt SaJTH AFRICA,IWI Awarded: To For RifleRegt BthRegtNSW Inf NSW lrish

From1912 Infantry 31st 39thInfantry

From1921 Battalion 36th 4thBattalion

From1912 33rdlnfantry

From1921 Battalion 55th

4-1918 Wor Conflict:World | 191

(AAO 11211927) to unitsof the AMF for Honours WorldWarI wereawarded Battle of and for for theirAIF predecessors, thosebattles theatres warin whicheachparfoughtwere, battalions infantry in Thetheatres whichNew SouthWales ticipated. Callipoli,19l5, France and Flanders,l914-18, in the orderin whichthey are listed, at Theatre Honouris listed the Each andthe Palestine,1917-18, Pacific. Egypt,1915-17, Honourthe of In for Honours thattheatre. eachaward a Theatre endof the Battle participation. mayvary to accordwith the periodof the unit's dates Army for the purby are for Thedates shown battles thoseadopted the Australian as and committees set from regimental district for Honours poses claims Battle of Army, by as beingthe same thoseadopted the British out in MO 336n98. These participation particular in battles. the periods shownoften exceedAustralian

SOMME,19|6,'18two Honours: is SOMMEJ9I6,'18 SOMME,1918 and Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: France, Department the Somme of Cermany Austria-Hungary and Somme,1916: Nov l ful-18 Somme,l91$:21Mar-5 and21Aug-3 Sep Apr lst,2nd, 4th,13th, l8th,19th, 3rd, l7th, 20th,30th,45th,53rd, 54th,55th and56thBattalions 1916-1918 to 33rd,34th,35th,36th 41st for and and Battalions 1918 for

POZIERES Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: France, Department the Somme of Cermany Austria-Hungary and 23Jul- 3 Sep1916 lst,2nd,3rd, 4th,13th,17th,l8th,19th, and 45thBattalions 20th

BULLECOURT
Location: Enemy: Dates: France, Department the Somme of Cermany Austria-Hungary and First Bullecourt Apr 1917 :11 Second Bullecourt 3 - 17May 1917 : Awarded: First Bullecourt:13th 45thBattalions and Bullecourt: 2nd,3rd,4th,17th, Second lst, 18th, 19th, 20th, 3Oth, 53rd, 54th.55thand56thBattalions YPRES.1917 Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Flanders Cermany Austria-Hungary and 31ful 10Nov 1917 lst,2nd, 4th,13th, 17th,l8th, 20th,30th,33rd, 3rd, 19th, 34th,35th, 36th, 41st, 45th,53rd, 54th,55thand56thBattalions

PASSCHENDAELE Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Flanders: Ypres Salient Cermany Austria-Hungary and First Passchendaele :12Oct1917 Second Passchendaele Oct - 10Nov 1917 : 26 lst,2nd, 4th,13th, 18th,19th, 30th,33rd, 3rd, 17th, 20th, 34th,35th, 36th, 41st, 45th,53rd, 54th,55thand 56thBattalions

AMIENS Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: France, Department the Somme of and Cermany Austria-Hungary Aug 1918 B - 11 17th, l8th,19th, 20th,30th,33rd,34th,35th,41st, lst,2nd,3rd,4th,13th, 45th,53rd, 54th,55thand56thBattalions

LINE HINDENBURG Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: of the France,Department Somme Cermany Austria-Hungary and 12Sep- 9 Oct 1918 17th, l8th,19th, 20th,30th,33rd, lst,2nd,3rd,4th,13th, 34th,35th,41st, 45th,53rd,54th, and56thBattalions 55th

LANDING AT ANZAC Location: Enemy: Date: Awarded: RUMANI Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Sinai Peninsular lirrkey 4-5Aug1916 LightHorse Regiment 6th Australian GallipoliPeninsular,EuropeanTurkey Turkey 25-26Apr 1915 Battalions lst,2nd,3rd,4th 13th and

- 18 PALESTINE,1917 (TheatreHonour) Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: TiansJordan Palestine Syria, and Turkey 26 Mar 191731Oct 1918 LightHorseRegiment 6th Australian

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Conflict: World Worll, 1939 1945

(AAO 135/1961)to of the Ausfor units Battle Honours WorldWarll wereawarded lmperial Force andMilitiabattalions, for for tralian MilitaryForces theirAustralian The of in thosebattles theatres warin whicheachparticipated. Theatres which and fought were,in the orderin whichthey are battalions New SouthWalesinfantry Creece MiddleEast1941-44 officially listed, NorthAfrica 1940-43,Syria'1941, 1941, 1942-45. Theatre Hon(including and Crete), Malaya1941-42 SouthWestPacific for Honours eachtheatre, approwith years oursarelisted the headof the Battle at participation. priate the periodof eachunit's to NORTH AFRICA,l94O- 42 (TheatreHonour) Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: EgyptandLibya ltaly Cermany, 19414 Nov 1942 3 Jan 1940-41 :2l1st,2l2nd,213rd,214thBattalions NORTHAFRICA, 1941 2l33rd Battalion NORTHAFRICA, 1941-42: 2/13th 2/17th and Battalions NORTHAFRICA.

BARDIA Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Libya Western Desert, ltaly 3-5Jan1941 2llst,2l2ndandZl3rdBattalions

DEFENCE TOBRUK OF Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Libya Desert, Western ltaly Cermany, B Apr - 10Dec1941 2ll3thand2llTthBattalions

EL ALAMEIN Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Egypt Western Desert, ltaly Cermany, 23 Cct - 4 Nov 1942 2ll3thandZfi7thBattalions

SYRIA,1941(TheatreHonour) Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Lebanon Syria and Vichy France TJun-12Ju11941 213rdand 2i33rdBattalions

GREECE,l94l (TheatreHonour) Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Creece Cermany 10- 29 Apr 1941 2l1st,2l2nd,2i3rdand2l4thBattalions

Honour) MALAYA,1941- 42 (Theatre Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Malayan Peninsular Singapore and lsland Japan 15 B Dec 1941- Feb1942 2il8th,2l19rh,Zl20thand 2/30thBattalions

KOKODA TRAIL Location: Enemy: Dates: Awarded: Papua Japan 22Jul- 13Nov 1942 2l1st,2l2nd, 2l3rdand2/33rdBattalions 3rd,

BUNA. GONA Location: Papua Enemy: Japan Dates: 16Nov 1942' 22Jan1943 Awarded: 2l1st,2l2nd,3rd, 2l3rd,2l33rd,36th,55th/53rd Battalions to 2l6th and (to ArmouredRegiment be borneby 6 NSW MountedRifles) BORNEO Location: SouthWestPacific Area Enemy: Japan Dates: 1May - 15Aug 1945 Awarded: 2/13th.2l17th 2/33rd and Battalions

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TheQueen's RegimentalColoursthe 4th/3rd and of Battalion

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BATTLE HCNOURS UNLISTED

from whichis emblazoned on Honours, selection a The Regimental of Battle Roll is by Army Order85 Colours) authorised Australian the Queen's Regimental and of 1962. in to battalions not included are awarded New SouthWales Certain battlehonours 1960. On thatroll.The reason thiswasthatthe unitswerenot activeat 30June for to ceased existasseparate thatdatethebattalions theAustralian of MilitaryForces into raised in regiments on l July1960wereincorporated the new regiments and eachstate. the activeat the time wereformallyincluded, tradiAlthoughonly the battalions to regiments. effect, In mostof the tionsof inactive unitsalsopassed the newstate today, unitssurvivein the stateregiments having of battlehonours thoseinactive 1960. Unfortunatelysmall a number to alsobeenawarded unitsactiveup to 30June lesser-known ones, certain werehowevernot included. of honours, embracing of representations, f irstof these the as was On 18April 1994and a result Regimental to lt Stafffor re-instatement the Regiment. approved the Chiefof the Ceneral by "Villers This had Honour Bretonneux". honour originally wastheWorldWarlBattle to New AAO 11211927,specifically South Wales' made under beenpartof theawards 53rd, 54th,55thand56thBattalions. as as that the Regiment's heritage recorded completely be Sinceit is important all possible, remaining the unlisted battlehonours, for WorldWarll,aresetout bebattalions detailed. are low. The Authorityfor the awards the recipient and

Frontier Syrian Merjayun TheMuar. LaeRoad Ramu Valley Ridge Shaggy Waitavolo Balikpapan Milford Highway Creek CapeEndaiadere-Sinemi

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2l33rdBattalion 2l33rdBattalion 211gth Battalion 2l33rdBattalion 2l33rdBattalion 2133rd Battalion 19thBattalion 2l33rdBattalion 2l33rdBattalion 2/6th Armoured (to Regiment be borne 6 NSW by Mounted Rifles)

. : A Victoria waswonin thisengagement. Cross

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4 SECTION
LCCATICNS AID UP OF COLCURS
units New SouthWales Regiment laidup are TheColours ancestral of TheRoyal of In these locations thegarrison listed thisSection. mostcases in are at thelocations churches the unitsconcerned. of for to DuringWorldWar ll instructions wereissued Colours be laidup. In the cirprevailing the time,thisresulted someColours in at beinglaidup in cumstances beenusedfor the purpose. churches otherthanthosewhichwouldhavenormally particularly to It hasprovendifficultin post-war years tracesomeof these Colours, 1948-1960. re-raised the CitizenMilitaryForces in thoseof unitsnot taken District Military ReThe information belowis substantially fromtheSecond A21B-1-59, Annex A. port on Locations Condition Colours, and of Unit
l AIR 2AIR 6 ALH 1Bn 2Bn 3Bn 4Bn 1 3B n 1 7B n 1 8B n 1 9B n 20 Bn 30 Bn 33 Bn 34 Bn 35 Bn 36 Bn 4 1 Bn 45 Bn 53 Bn 54 Bn 55 Bn 56 Bn Location Victoria Barracks, ArmyMuseum, Sydney Victoria Barracks, Sydney ArmyMuseum, HolyTrinity Orange Church, Paddington St.Matthias Church, Newcastle Christ Church Cathedral, Chapel, Duntroon Church, Canberra alsoat St.Paul's and St.John's (transferred Christ from Church, Cootamundra) Church, Strathfield St.Anne's Taree St.John's Church. NorthSydney Church, St.Thomas' Church, Gordon St.John's (transferred Cathedral from War Church St.John, of Australian Memorial Parramatta) (transferred Cathedral from Australian Memorial War Church St.John, of Parramatta) Church, Sydney St.Stephen's Scots (transferred St.Pete/sCathedral, War from Armidale) Australian Memorial Provisional Wollongong Cathedral, St.Michael's (transferred St.Peter's Newcastle from Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Armidale) Haberfield St.Oswald's Church, Lismore Church, St.Andrew's Kogarah Church, St. Paul's Australian Memorial War All Saints' Bathurst Cathedral, St.John's Church, Glebe Christ Church, Cootamundra

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Battalion of Colours the17th Laid-Up NorthSydney St.Thomas'Church, Cross Battlefield andThePozieres

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Laid-Up Cuidonof the6th LightHorse Regiment Holy1?inity Church, Orange and of Colours the2ndBattalion Christ Church Cathedral. Newcastle

SECTION 5
THE LINEAGE REGIMENT'S
The following pages set out simplifiedlineagesof each of the Regiment'sbattalions presentlyappearingon the Order of Battle.Unit detailsare shown separately, notwithstandingqurrent linkages. Key dates and reorganisationevents,as they affected infantry generally in New South Wales,are shown below.

1800-1810

Loyal AssociationsSydney Parramatta in and

militia 1814-1827 Submissions planning colonial for and 1854 1860 1870 1878-1899 1903 1908 First Volunteer Movement Volunteer Movement Second Wales Rifle Volunteers Restructure NewSouth of Wales lnfantry Formation Regiments NewSouth of of Infantry Regiments Colonial from Forces Formation Australian of Infantry Regiments Designation Battalions Australian of of

1e12 +},,?i;;Tl
1913-1916

Trainins: resiments ondefined New local ofUniversal based

Expansion units of within approved the Universal Training framework, newregiments raising further of

lmperial Force, 1914-1916 Raising theAustralian of additionalto "home" the army 1918 regiments regiments Adoption multi-battalion of structure, numbered after Reserve-Ex A.l.F. each A.l.F), Bn 2nd battalions, witha 1stBn (lnactive (Citizen Military Force), Bn (Senior 3rd Cadets) somealsowith4th, and Bn S t h. 6 th s .

lmperial Force 1919-1921 DisbandmenttheAustralian of

1B

1921

Wardivisions Force on adopted, Citizen the Structure based Great re-designated a separate being as battalion, battalion eachregiment of patch number colour withan A.l.F. and Territorial regimental sub-titling battalions of

1927

1929-1935 Armycontraction linking somebattalions, to economic and of due depression due threat war of 1936-1939 Un-linking somebattalions, to increasing of 1939 1943 1945-1946 Australian lmperial Force Raising the Second of as Re-designation of someMilitia battalions "(AlF)" Australian lmperial ForceandMilitia units DisbandmentSecond of Formation Interim Army of Military Forces Re-raising Citizen of Pentropic Division organisation. Formation of Restructure adoption on "state" regiments Pentropic Division Restructure termination on organisation and restoration statebattalion of numbers of commencement progressive within"state" regiments from Wales revert original separating to title, in Commandos NewSouth stateregiment linking somebattalions in infantry units, of Reduction required

1948 1960

1965

1971

1987

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Private Foot llth (NorthDevonshire) 1848 Private Sydney Battalion 1861

Private NSW Soudan Contingent 1885 NSW MountedRifleman BoerWar 1899

Infantryman WorldWar I 1914-1918

Infantryman WorldWar Il 1939-1945

lnfantryman 1960
Infantryman 1994

Uniforms the Private of Soldier

LINEAGERNSWR I
Rif Volunteer les Sydney - later1stRegiment NewSouth Wales Rifles of I Rifle Volunteers New Wales 1stRegiment South (TheSydney Volunteer Rifles) Battalion Volunteer Rifles 2ndRegiment 1stRegiment Volunteer Rifles 1stRegiment Volunteer 2ndRegiment NSW NSW Volunteer Infantry Infantry I I Regiment 1stInfantry 2ndInfantry Regiment I 1stAustralian negiment ht 2ndAustralian Regiment lnf I I 1stBnlstAustInfRegiment 1stBn2ndAustlnfRegiment I I 21stInfantry (2nd 24thInfantry Sydney Bn) $ydneyBn) I I Infantry 21st (Woollahra) 24th(East Sydney) lnfantry

I I I

1stBattalionA.l.F.

22ndInfantry I Regiment 5thBn 1stInfantry

2ndBn 1stInfRegt Disbanded

I (The Regiment) 1stBattalion East Sydney Jattation 1sV19th (The 1sV19th Battalioln Cityof Own Sydney's Regiment) 1stBattalion a,,, o, lrn. Regiment) Sydney I Battalion 1sV45th 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF

oisoarloeo
Disbanded
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1stCommando Company : (Commando) 1stInfantry Battalion (TheCityof Sydney's Regiment) Own (CoOldneCityof Sydney Company) 1 1 RNSWR Company (Cdo) Regiment ruew The JoutnWales 1stBattalion Royal few Soutn Wales Regiment The 1sV19th Battalion Royal

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2 LINEAGE RNSVVR
Volunteers Rifle Wales New 1stRegiment South Rifle (TheNewcastle Volunteer Corps) Rifles Volunteer Battalion TheNorthern TheNorthern Regiment fifle District Northern Infantry, VolunteSr Wales NewSouth

ntee antry u imntnl[enX.T Vol r Inf 4th mnneo e Ad i ts?rflflss

Regiment 4thlnfantry Regiment Infantry 4thAustralian Regiment lnfantry 4th 1stBattalion Australian (Newcastle Battalion) 16th Infantry Infantry 16th (Newcastle)

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t5th Infantry
Disbanded
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regiment 2nd Battalion Infantry 2nd I

2 n dB a t t a l i o n " " Regiment) (The Newcastle 2ndBattalion City.of
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Battalion 2ndl41st

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Battalion 2ndl35th 2ndBattalion (TheCityoI Newcastle) Aust 41sV2nd InfBn(A.l.F.) Disbanded Regiment) (TheCity Newcastle of Battalion 2ndInfantry
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Infantry 2l2ndAustralian AIF Battalion,

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Disbanded

(City Company), C Company of Newcastle Regiment Wales The ' NewSouth 2ndBattalion Royall Regiment Wales The , New 2ndBattalion RoyalI South Regiment Wales NewSouth The 2ndfi7thBattalion Royal

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LINEAGERNSIVR 3
Volunleer Company Goulburn Rifle I TheWestern Battalion Volunteer Rifles TheWestern Reoiment Rifle 3rdAdmin Regiment South New Wales Volunteer lnfantrv, Western District 1stRegiment South New Wales Volunteer Infantry 2ndRegiment Soulh New Wales Volunteer Infantry I 2ndInfgntry Regiment
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1stBattalion Australian 2nd Infantry Regiment I 43rdInfantry 43rd(Werriwal nfantry 44th(Riverina)l nfantry SthBattalion Infantry 3rd Regiment Disbanded
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3rdBattalion A.l.F.

3 r dB a t t a l i o n . . . . I 3rdBattalion (TheWerriwa Regiment) I 4th/3rd Battalion I 53rd/3rd Battalion I 3rdBattalion (TheWeniwa Regiment)

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2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion. AIF 3rdl22ndAust Bn Inf

I (Weniwa C Company Regiment) 3rdBattalion Royal The NewSouth Wales Regiment I 3rdBattalion Royal The NewSouth Wales Regiment 4th/3rd Battalion noyalNewSouth fne Wales Regiment

Inrantry 3rd Battation w.iii*. ;i;;i;;;ii ini.

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LINEAGE RNS\VR 4
Wales Rifle Regiment 1stRegiment South New (TheNewtown Volunteer Regiment) Rifle I Disbanded I TheSuburban Battalion Wales NewSouth Volunteer Rifles I 2ndRegiment Volunteer Rifles (Sunulrnan Disbanded Companies) Newtown Volunteer Reserve Corps (Reserve 6thRegiment Infantry)
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Ashfield Volunteer Reserve Corps (Reserve 6th Regiment lnfantry) 2ndRegiment South New Wales Infantry

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Disbanded New WalesInfantry 6thVolunteer South (Australian Regiment Rifles) Volunteer lnfantry 6thRegiment (Australian Rifles) Australian Regiment Rifle (Newtown Disbanded Regiment) 1stBnAustralian Regiment Rifle (Australian Rifles)

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1stAustralian Infantry Regiment I 1stBnlstAust lnfantry Regiment

Infantry -1st 39th lnfantry
38th 4thBattalion A.l.F.

I 29th Infantry

Infantry
2ndBn36thInfRegt
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--4th Battalion (TheAustralian 4thBattalion Rifles) 4th/3rd Battalion (The_Australian 4th Battalion Rifles)

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2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion A.l.F. I

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Tl2l ReconRegiment (Aust Horse)

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(Australian Company) Rifles {D Company (Riverina Company) {E Company 3rdBattalion Royal The NewSouth Wales Regiment 4thBattalion Royal The NewSouth Wales Regiment 4th/3rd Battalion Royal The NewSouth Wales Regiment

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(The 56thBattation Riverina Regiment{Recon) l

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LINEAGE RNSWR IZ
Wales Rifle Volunteers New 1stRegiment South (TheSt. Leonards Rifles) Volunteer Volunteer Rifles Newlsouth Wales Battalion TheSuburban Rifles Volunteer 2ndRegiment I (Suburban Disbanded Companies) Reserve Rifle Company St. Leonards I Disbanded Infantry NSWVolunteer 1st Company Regiment North Sydney I 1stInfantry Regiment I Regiment Infantry 1stAustralian I lnfantry Regiment lstAustralian 1stBattalion I 18thRegiment I Infsnlry18th(North Sydney)

19thInfantry

5thBn 17th

2ndBn 17th

I (The Regiment) Sydney 17th Battalion North

Australian A17th Infantry Battalion A.l.F. Inf 17th Aust Bn(A.l.F.)

Disbanded
(The Regiment) Battalion North Shore Infantry 17th/18th I (North Shore Company) {B Company (Kuring-gai Company) Company {Support Regiment The NewSouth Wales 2ndBattalion Royal Wales Regiment 17thBattalion Royal The NewSouth Wales Regiment The NewSouth Battalion Royal Zndl17th
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1stRegiment South New Wales Rifle Volunteers (TheSouth Sydney Volunteer Corps) TheSydney Battalion South New Wales Volunteer Rifles TheSuburban Battalion South New Wales Volunteer Rifles 2ndRegiment Volunteer Rifles

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I 1stRegiment South New Wales Volunteer Infantry 1stInfantrylRegiment I 1stAustralian Infantry Regiment 1stBattalion lstAustralian lntantry Regiment (Sy|dney 21st Infantry Battalion) 21 (Woollarlra) st lntantry
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2ndBn 19thInfRegt Disbanded

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19th attalion B

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(The 19thBattalion South Sydney Regiment)

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Maclean Rifles Company Scottish (E CoyScottish Rifles, (Union 5th Volunteers) Infantry Regiment New SthRegiment South Wales Volunteer (Scottish Infantry Rifles) I (Scottish Volunteer Infantry Rifles) SthRegiment New Wales Rifles 2ndBattalion South Scottish H Company NewSouth Wales Rifles Scottish

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41st Battalion A.l.F. I

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Disbanded

2ndi41st Battalion 33rd/41rlru,,u,,on 41st Battalion Byron Regiment) Onl 4lstAust gn(A.t.F.) tnlt 41sV2nd nrrltntBn(A.t.F.) Disbinded : (The 41st Infantry Battalion Byron Regiment) I (The 41stInfantry Battalion Byron Scottish Regiment) I (The E Company Byron Scottish Company) 1stBattalion Royal The Regiment Queensland 41stBattalion Royal Soutn The ruLw Wales Regiment

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6 SECTION
CORPS ANCESTRAL REGIMENT'S OF BADGES THE
of friendfrom foe somemeans recognising of the Since inception formalwarfare, times In combathasbeennecessary. mediaeval of in the confusion hand-to-hand lordso or often or foot soldiers, men-at-arms, worethebadge colourof theirfeudal established. thattheiridentitycouldbe readily of badges Army,a system regimental withintheBritish Bytheendof thel8th Century, to as to the had evolvedwhichenabled wearers be readilyidentified belonging of and a also badges fostered sense belonging a focus particular regiments.These regiment. for loyaltyandpridein the wearer's coloin raised the Australian localcorps by Thistradition inherited the various was force niesduringthe 19thCentury.The firstbadgeto be worn by a locallyraised plateof 1800andit waswornby the shako Army'suniversalpattern wasthe British untiltheirdisbandment from Loyal Associations about1803 and Sydney Parramatta below in This in 1810. badgeis shown, linedrawing,

about1803-1810 LoyalAssociations and Sydney Parramatta

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WithintheColonyof New SouthWales, fromabout1854, unitsprovided theirown badges personal expense, usually from standard patterns at available from British manufacturers. Elements theseearlyancestral of badges stillbe recognised can in badges in worn up to the Army reorganisation 1960. Someexamples these of Colonial andearlyFederation badges shownbelow are

New SouthWales RifleVolunteers 1854-60

Cross platewornby Officers belt or New SouthWalesInfantry circa1870-80

6th New SouthWales Infantry Regiment 1896-1903

lst Australian Infantry Regiment 1900-12

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for In1902 Ceneral a Service badge wasintroduced useby thef irstCommonwealth in troopsto serve overseas, SouthAfrica.Fromthe initial, crude, design famous the "Rising badge and developed. Sun" whichiswornby allregiments corpsto thisday, therehavebeenvariations detail, it is basically samebadge in but the Since 1902 by lmperialForce each theWorldWars in of whichwaswornproudly theAustralian andsubsequent conflicts.Thisbadgeis shownbelow

CeneralService Badge 1914-18 1939-45

the Between 1930 1942allof ancestral and regiments TheRoyal of New SouthWales Regiment at activeunitson the Orderof Battle.In the were, one time or another, itselfwasthreatened, wearing regimental the of darkdaysof 1942, whenAustralia and corpsbadges the Home Army wasdiscontinued the wearing the by and of general throughout Australian the Ceneral Service badgebecame Army. A completerangeof thesebadges appears below.

6th LightHorse Regt (NSWMountedRifles)

lst Infantry Bn (East Sydney Regt)

2ndInfantry Bn (Cityof Newcastle Regt)

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3rdInfantry Bn (Werriwa Regt)

4th Infantry Bn (Australian Rifles)

13th Infantry Bn (Maitland Regt)

17th Infantry Bn (NorthSydney Regt)

l8th Infantry Bn (Kuring-gai Regt)

19th InfantryBn (South Sydney Regt)

20thInfantry Bn (Parramatta-Blue Mountains Regt)

30thInfantry Bn (NSWScottish Regt)

33rdInfantry Bn (NewEngland Regt)

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34thInfantry Bn (lllawarra Regt) 35thlnfantry Bn (Newcastle's Regt) Own 36thInfantrv Bn (StCeorge's English RifleRegt)

41st Infantry Bn (Byron Regt)

45thlnfantrv Bn (StCeorgeRegt)

53rdInfantry Bn (WestSydney Regt)

54thInfantry Bn (Lachlan-Macquarie Regt)

55thInfantry Bn (NSWRifleRegt)

56thInfantry Bn (Riverina Regt)

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in regimental corpsbadges and When the CitizenMilitaryForce wasraised 1948, for thoseunits ontotheOrderof Battle werereintroduced. Cenerally, most brought to badges werethe sameor similar thosewhichhad beenworn in1942. A few newsignificantly differents designs these shown and are regiments, however, adopted below.

lst Infantry (Cdo) Bn (Cityof Sydney Regt)

2ndInfantry Bn (Cityof Newcastle Regt)

13th lnfantry Bn (Macquarie Regt)

lTth/l8thInfantry Bn (NorthShore Regt)

41st Infantry Bn (Byron Regt) Scottish

56thlnfantry (Recce) Bn (Riverina Regt) CeneralService Badge

In 1960approval of badges eachof the for wasgiven to the wearing distinctive to These new stateregiments thesebegan be wornfrom about1962. and badges now wornat the front of the hat,with the Ceneral Service badgewornon the are traditions inherent thesesmall pieces stamped looped-up side.Proud left are in of pride"inbelonging". metalwhichenhance

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Battalion 51st Infantry (Field Mars Regiment) of The Field of Thisbattalion wasmovedto New SouthWalesin1924andbecame Regiment 1937.ltis not in lt The FarNorth Queensland MarsRegiment. became Regiment. unit New SouthWales regarded a lineage of The Royal as Photographs by Robert Climpson, Noble Numismatics, Sydney.

BADGE ARMY SERVICE THE AUSTRALIAN GENERAL

"Rising badge remained has virtually unchanged Thebasic of Sun" shape thefamiliar badge bothWorld in lt Service during since adoption 1904. waswornasa Ceneral its Army.In1949 wording the on Warsandin subsequent operations the Australian of A of to MilitaryForces". majorchange design the scrollwaschanged "Australian with the Federation surmounted Star andwordingin 1969 sawthe crownreplaced now on 1991the by a smallCrown;the "Australia" onlyappearing thescroll.In word This is to design and badge illustrated adopted. design closer theoriginal1904 was iswornby allranks theArmy on the leftbrimof thehatin conjunction either of with the badge(asappropriate)on front of the crownof the hat. corpsor regimental

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7 SECTION
AUSTRALIAN DIVISICN THE SECCND
Battalions The RoyalNew SouthWalesRegiment haveprovided majorinthe of formation. Datesof fantrycomponent the 2nd Divisionsincethe Regiment's of historical for are below. significance the Division listed

2 6Jul1915 | F or m a ti on Eg y p(5 ,6 ,7B ri g a d e s ) in t Wales) Bns South 5 Bde: 17,18,19,20 (New Bns 6 Bde: 21,22,23,24 (Victoria) 7 Bde: 25 Bn (Queensland) 26 Bn (Queensland Tasmania) and 27 Bn (South Australia) Australia) 28 Bn (Western 19Aug1915 Reinforcement of Gallipoli commmenced | 20 Dec1915 Covered withdrawalfrom Anzac beachhead | 7 Apr1916 | First division theline, AIF into France AIF 26 Jul 1916-| Battle PozieresHeaviest casualties theGreat of : of War T A u g1 9 1 6 31Aug1918 Attack Mont Quentin on St. | out of Victoria 5 Oct 1918 | LastAIFdivision of the line,FranceTotal thirteen Crosses : Wales awarded, being NewSouth six to battalions, during closing weeks of theWar. in 29 Mar1919 DisbandmentFrance I in Wales(5,9,14 Brigades) 31 Mar1921 Re{ormed NewSouth | to World War 1921- 1939 | Peacetime service startof Second (5, 1940 1942| Eastern Reserve 8, 14 Brigades)Defence : Command/l Corps of Sydney May1942 | 14 Brigade deployed NewGuinea to Force Jul1942 Apr1943 to Western Australia | Deployed lll Corps, 2, | Comprised 5, 8 Brigades

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Oct1943- | 8 Brigade deployed NewGuinea, Brigade to 5 deployed North to Apr1944 | Queensland 7 Apr1944 | HO2 Division ceased command function 1 Apr1948 | Re{ormed, NewSouth in Wales with5 and8 Brigades in Queensland and with7 Brigade 30 Jun1960| Nowcomprising and14 Brigades, 5,8 disbanded, restructured units into 1 Pentropic Division 20 Sep1967 Re{ormed 2 Division as | 1 Sep1976 | Re-structured 2 Division as Field Force Group 1 Jul 1981 | Re-formed 2 Division and8 TaskForces, (5 as whichretitled Brigades 31J an1 9 8 2 ) (Victoria) placed 1 Apr1991 | 4 Brigade under command.

MEMCRIAL 2ND DIVISICN TC AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FCRCE

On 30 August1925,in presence a large the gathering bothoverseas local of of and persons, Marshall Foch, formerSupreme the Commander Allied Forces the of on Western Front, dedicated memorial the Second a to Division the Australian of lmperial Force, the siteof itsnotable on actionat Mont St.Quentin. After a nightspent fighting secure start to its line,5th Brigade, comprising 17th,18th, 19th and20th Battalions from New SouthWales, attacked fortifiedheights the of Mont St.Quentinat dawnon 31August1918. attackwasafteronly minimum The artillery preparation, wasa surprise and assault although which, lasting onlyminutes, captured position the fromthe2ndGuard Division, elite an German formation. Unable to hold all the groundwon,5th Brigade, although heavilycounter-attacked, held groundof tactical sufficient importance enable sister Brigade clear to its 6th to successfully Mount on the followingday.Thisin turn enabled capture the the the of key fortifiedtown of Peronne, whichcommanded Somme the crossings. Thisaction of 2ndDivision wasconsidered the Army Commander be the mostnoby to tableinfantry actionof the war. Forf ifteen years magnificent a Australian memorial, created Charles by WebCilbert of Melbourne, stoodon thissite. Twelve feethigh, depicted Australian it an soldier in the act of piercing Cerman a Eagle with hisbayonet. 1940it wasremoved In by

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it theoccupying and Cermans, considered to be offensive, onlythestonebase who groupof statuary not been has wereleft. The original andits insetbronzepanels in highbronzefigureof an traced date, lt wasreplaced 1971 to with a nine-foot The for Australian in dress soldier, World WarI battle withrifleslung. sculptor this A Hammond Melbourne. small-scale of replica the of memorial Mr. Stanley was produced 1992 the Victoriansculptor in by Mrs.Dorothea van original sculpture, of 2nd of in Saaghy,is the possession Headquarters Divisionandon the occasion Year on Fronta copy Australia's Anniversary 75th Commemorations the Western Sergeant Majorto theMayorof Peronne for of thiswaspresented theDivision's by in Historiale. display safekeeping thatcity's and

CCMMANDERS 2ND DIVISICN CF

MajGen H.G.Legge, CMG VC, MajGen N.M.Smyth, CB MajGen C.Rosenthal, CMG CB, 2 6J u l1 9 1 5- 2 7 D e c1 9 1 6 2 8 D e c1 9 1 6- 2 1 M a y1 9 1 8 22 May1918- 9 M a r1 9 1 9 30A pr1926 17N ov1926 31 D ec1931 23 Mar1937 4 Apr1940 24 Oct1940 10S ep1943 9 Feb1944 30Jun1950 1 Jul1952 15A ug1954 30 Nov1957 30 Nov1959 30 Nov1960 30 Nov1966 30 Nov1968 21 Oct1970 31 Mar1973 27 Oct1974 30Jun1978 31 Mar1982 31 Dec1984 31 Mar1988 31 Mar1991

Rosenthal,KCB,CMG,DSO 1 May1921MajGen SirCharles 1 May1926BrigGen J.Paton, CB,CMG,VD 18N ov1926BrigGen H.G,Bennett, CB,CMG,DSO,VD Rosenthal, KCB,CMG,DSO,VD 18Jan1932MajGen SirCharles 24Mar 1937 MajGen l.G.Mackay, CMG,DSO,VD MajGen J.H.Cannan, CB,CMG,DSO,VD 8 Jul194024 Oct1940 MajGen H.WLloyd, CB,CMG,CVO,DSO 11S ep1943MajGen H.C.H.Robertson, CBE,DSO MajGen J.E.S.Stevens, CB,DSO,ED MajGen W.J.V.Windeyer, CBE,DSO,ED MajGen LN.Dougherty, CBE,DSO,ED MajGen D.Macarthur-Onslow, CBE,DSO,ED MajGen J.R.Stevenson, CBE,DSO,ED MajGen J.A.Bishop, DSO,OBE,ED Maj Gen J.R.Broadbent, DSO,ED MC,ED Maj Gen A.C.Murchison, ED Maj G en S . L. M . Es k e l l , Maj Gen E.S.Marshall, OBE,ED Maj G en J . M . L. M a c d o n MlBE ,ED a d, Maj G en G . L. M ai tl a n d , E,E D OB AO,OBE,ED,QC Maj Gen K.R.Murray, Maj Gen R.J.Sharp, AO,RFD,ED Maj Gen R.G.Fay, RFD,ED Maj Gen J.D.Keldie, AO,MC AO,RFD,ED Maj Gen WE,Glenny, 10N ov19471 Jul19501 Jul195216A ug19541 Dec19571 Dec195917A ug19651 Dec19661 Dec196822 Oct 1970 1 Apr197328 Oct 1974 Jul1978Apr1982 Jan1985Apr1988 A pr1991

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on ZZJune House, Sydney Friday Covernment Week1979 duringRegimental leftto right: Thackray, CO 4l RNSWR: ED ED, TJ. MBE, CO 4 RNSWR: l.H. Lieutenant Colonels Smith, jackson, CO 3 RNSWR:MajorCeneralE.S, OBE, RegimentalColonel, ED, Marshall, Ed, TJ. of Covernor NSW Sir CutlerVC, KCMC,KCVO,CBE, RNSWR:HisExcellency Roden RJ. ED, RNSWR: Lieutenant Honorary RNSWR: Brigadier Sharp, Commander, Colonel, Leece, CO 17RNSWR: RNSWR:D.R. ED, ED, D.l. Colonels Aspinall, RegimentalSecretary, Croves, CO 2 RNSWR: ED, RNSWR: P.W. Rj.Arthur,ED,CO 1/19 of Battalion the background in Colours each withthe Regimentaland Queen's

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