3rd Battalion, Royal Australian RegimentPrint Page
The plaque, mounted on a plinth, commemorates all who served in the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment.
3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) is a parachute infantry battalion of the Australian Army, based in Sydney. 3 RAR was initially formed in 1945 as the 67th Battalion and has seen active service in Japan, Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and Iraq. The Battalion is a rapid deployment light infantry unit which makes up a major part of Australia's Ready Deployment Force.
Location
Address: | King William Road , Pathway of Honour, Adelaide, 5000 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.918871 Long: 138.600541 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 27th March, 2011 |
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3rd Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment
Dedicated to all members who have served in the Battalion from its raising in 1948 and, in particular, to those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Lest We Forget
Areas of deployment
Japan Korea Malaya Thai/Malay Border
Malaysia Borneo South Vietnam East Timor
Iraq Solomon Islands Timor Leste Afghanistan
Unveiled by Brig L. J. Lewis AM (Ret) on the 27th of March 2011