31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment Archives

Australian Army soldiers conduct a troop lift on a CH-47F Chinook from 5th Aviation Regiment, in support of 31st/42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment's Exercise Burghala Bull in Central Queensland. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Platoon executes night-time urban clearance

Algae-filled pools, boarded-up windows and overgrown grounds confronted a reconnaissance team entering a dilapidated former luxury resort, with scenes reminiscent

Students from Rockhampton State High School with Army soldiers Private Ben Blain and Corporal Steven Gross. Photo by Nel Archer.

Australian Army News

Operation Army hits Rockhampton school kids

29/09/202306/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, Defence Work Experience Program, G-wagon

Operation Army arrived in Rockhampton to give local school students valuable insights into the diverse range of career opportunities in

A young boy is fitted with an Army radio during the 31st/42nd Battalion, the Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve open day. Story by Captain Cath Batch. Photos by Susanna Beyer.

Australian Army News

Recruiting them younger and younger

27/09/202304/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1582 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Jezzine Barracks, Recruiting

What started out as a normal open day at Jezzine Barracks, Townsville, for 31st/42nd Battalion, the Royal Queensland Regiment (31/42RQR),

The Australian Imperial Force Mouquet Farm Memorial near the village of Pozières, France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Europe History Lest We Forget

Mates first, then and now

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1331 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, France, Pozières, WWI

Private Wayne Drage’s voice wavered as he spoke about the day his great-great uncle was wounded during the battle of

Private Wayne Drage shows a child how to use binoculars during a demonstration at Exercise Rocky Ready, at the Rockhampton Showgrounds last year. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

ADF People

Committed to caring for vulnerable children

01/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1214 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve

CAPTION: Private Wayne Drage shows a child how to use binoculars during a demonstration at Exercise Rocky Ready, at the