Royal New South Wales Regiment
| The Royal New South Wales Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the Royal New South Wales Regiment | |
| Active | 1 July 1960–Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Four battalions |
| Part of | Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
| Motto(s) | Primus in Terra Australi (First in Australia) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel Commandant | Major General Paul Brereton |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Margaret Beazley, Governor of New South Wales |
| Insignia | |
| Unit colour patch |     |
| Abbreviation | RNSWR |
The Royal New South Wales Regiment (RNSWR) is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army based in the state of New South Wales.
Organisation
The regiment currently consists of four battalions:
Along with these battalions, the regiment's history includes a number of other units that have been removed from the Australian Army's order of battle. These include: the
History
The regiment was formed in 1960 as a result the amalgamation of all the Citizen's Military Force infantry battalions in New South Wales.[2] This came about through an Army-wide reorganisation of regionally based infantry battalions and the formation of multi-battalion state-based regiments.[3] The New South Wales Regiment was formed from ten individual regiments:[4]
- City of Sydney's Own Regiment
- New South Wales Scottish Regiment
- North Shore Regiment
- Newcastle Regiment
- Macquarie Regiment
- 6th New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- St George Regiment
- Illawarra Regiment
- Werriwa Regiment
- Australian Rifles
At the same time that state-based regiments were introduced, the Army also adopted the Pentropic establishment. This required larger battalions, formed with five companies,[5] and as a result the reorganisation saw the previously existing battalions become company-sized elements of the new Pentropically organised battalions. This resulted in a large reduction in the number of New South Wales battalions, falling from 13 to just three.[3] The 1st Battalion (Commando) was formed from the 1st Infantry Battalion (City of Sydney's Own Regiment), which was the only unit transferred intact to a new state regiment.[4] The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were formed through the amalgamation of the remaining battalions, which were reduced to company-size.[4]
When the Army moved away from the Pentropic organisation in 1965 and the
Alliances
The regiment maintains the following alliances:[8]
United Kingdom – The Royal Marines- United Kingdom – 3rd Battalion, The Black Watch
- United Kingdom – 5th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
- United Kingdom – The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
- United Kingdom – The Royal Welsh
- United Kingdom – The Rifles
Canada – Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Battle honours
The regiment has been awarded a total of 117
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Maitland 2001, p. xx.
- ^ Maitland 2001, p. xiv.
- ^ a b Grey 2008, p. 228.
- ^ a b c d Festberg 1972, p. 27.
- ^ Grey 2008, pp. 227–228.
- ^ Grey 2008, pp. 238–240.
- ^ Off Orbat Units of the Royal New South Wales Regiment.
- ^ Festberg 1972, p. 28.
- ^ Maitland 2001, p. 3.
- ^ Maitland 2001, p. xv.
- ^ Maitland 2001, pp. 291–292.
- ^ Maitland 2001, p. 291.
- ^ Maitland 2002, pp. 397–399.
- Bibliography
- Festberg, Alfred (1972). The Lineage of the Australian Army. Melbourne, Victoria: Allara Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85887-024-6.
- ISBN 978-0521697910.
- Harris, Ted. "Off Orbat Units of the Royal New South Wales Regiment". Digger History. Archived from the original on 24 June 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- Maitland, Gordon (2001). The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. I: 1885–1918. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 07318-1047-3.
- Maitland, Gordon (2002). The Battle History of the Royal New South Wales Regiment. Vol. II:1939–1945. East Roseville, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-7318-1160-7.
