1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Korea
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:currentStatus approximately 600 personnel
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:East_Timor
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:established 1952
gptkbp:formed 1952
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Townsville
gptkbp:headquarters Lavarack Barracks
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_Operation_Slipper_in_Afghanistan
First_Australian_unit_to_serve_in_Vietnam
Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Long_Tan
Served_in_the_Multinational_Force_in_East_Timor
Involved_in_peacekeeping_operations_in_the_Solomon_Islands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
gptkbp:insignia Unit Colour Patch
gptkbp:motto Duty First
gptkbp:nickname The_First_Battalion
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Australian_Regiment
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:1st_Battalion,_Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkb:1st_Battalion,_AIF
gptkbp:role light infantry
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:1st_Brigade
gptkbp:symbol Rising Sun Badge
gptkbp:traditions ANZAC Day
Regimental Dinner
gptkbp:training live-fire exercises
field exercises
combat training
gptkbp:type infantry
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Australian_Army_Combat_Uniform
gptkbp:website www.rara.org.au