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5th Battalion RAR Plaque / March 2013
5th Battalion RAR Plaque / March 2013
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

The plaque commemorates the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and is dedicated in memory of those from the regiment who were killed, wounded and served in campaigns all around the world.

The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR) is a regular motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally established in 1965 it would serve two tours of South Vietnam before it was linked with the 7th Battalion to form the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in 1973. In late 2006 the two units were de-linked, and 5 RAR again joined the Australian Army's order of battle in its own right. It has since served in Iraq, East Timor and Afghanistan.

Location

Address:Wharf Street, Memorial Walkway, Chris Cunningham Park, Tweed Heads, 2486
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -28.17
Long: 53.544172
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 1st March, 2010
Front Inscription

                   5th BATTALION
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT

In Memory Of The Members Of 5 RAR Killed In Action
The Hundreds Wounded And All Who Served In
          Campaigns Around The World.

  Dedicated By The 5 RAR Association On The
45th Anniversary Of The Raising Of The Battalion

                  1 March 2010

 

Source: MA
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