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Lieutenant Alexander McLean from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, serving with Battlegroup Coral on Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
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Leading the way at 50

26/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1710 Views 0 Comments RAR

Walking into a Defence Force Recruiting office at 48 years old, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, officer Lieutenant Alexander McLean

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Queen's and Regimental Colours of the Royal Australian Regiment displayed at the Pool of Remembrance following the RAR's 70th-anniversary parade at the Australian War Memorial. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.
Australian Australian Army News Videos 

Colours paraded at AWM to mark RAR 70th

23/11/201824/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3618 Views 0 Comments RAR, Royal Australian Regiment

The 70th anniversary of the raising of the Australian Army’s Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was marked with a ceremonial parade

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The Queen’s and Regimental Colours of all nine Royal Australian Regiment battalions were paraded together for the first time at the Australian War Memorial to mark the 50th Anniversary of the regiment.
Australian Australian Army News 

RAR parades Colours at AWM for 70th anniversary

23/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3297 Views 0 Comments RAR, Royal Australian Regiment

The 70th anniversary of the raising of the Australian Army’s Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was marked with a ceremonial parade

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Musician Acacia Cuthbertson, from the Australian Army Band Brisbane, plays the last post at the blessing and dedication of The Royal Australian Regiment Memorial at Ferguson Park, Enoggera on 24 March 2017. Photo by Captain Anna-Lise Rosendahl.
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New RAR memorial at Enoggera dedicated

31/03/201708/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5864 Views 0 Comments RAR, Royal Australian Regiment

Governor General of Australia His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove officially opened a new memorial to the Royal

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“We are an army at war in a nation that feels as though it is blissfully at peace”

30/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4458 Views 0 Comments Afghanistan, Infantry, Iraq, RAInf, RAR

In 2007, then Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy gave a speech to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. His speech started…

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