9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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The 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War and later as a reserve unit before its eventual disbandment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4022658 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Context triple: [Royal Australian Regiment, hasUnit, 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]
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8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War era before later being amalgamated with another unit.
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7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within the Royal Australian Regiment.
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2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and for its role within the Royal Australian Regiment.
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3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in major conflicts such as the Korean War, Vietnam War, and more recent overseas operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Target entity description: The 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War and later as a reserve unit before its eventual disbandment.
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A.
8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War era before later being amalgamated with another unit.
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B.
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within the Royal Australian Regiment.
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C.
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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D.
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and for its role within the Royal Australian Regiment.
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E.
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in major conflicts such as the Korean War, Vietnam War, and more recent overseas operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
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infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australian Army ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations | Phuoc Tuy Province ⓘ |
| battleHonour | Vietnam 1968–69 ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| casualtiesKilled | 35 ⓘ |
| casualtiesWounded | 150+ ⓘ |
| category |
Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment
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Infantry battalions of Australia ⓘ Military units and formations of Australia in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| colourPatch | black over light blue rectangle ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 1st Brigade (during Vietnam War) ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| convertedTo | reserve unit ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| deployedTo | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| deploymentEnd | November 1969 ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | November 1968 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 31 October 1973 ⓘ |
| engagement |
counter-insurgency operations in Phuoc Tuy Province
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operations against North Vietnamese Army units ⓘ operations against Viet Cong forces ⓘ |
| formedAt | Enoggera, Queensland ⓘ |
| garrison | Enoggera, Queensland ⓘ |
| honoursAndAwards | multiple individual gallantry awards to its members ⓘ |
| motto | Duty First ⓘ |
| nickname |
RAR
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surface form:
9 RAR
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| notableCommander | Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Morrison ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Regiment ⓘ |
| perpetuatedBy | 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (newly raised battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment) ⓘ |
| raised | 13 November 1967 ⓘ |
| raisedFor | service in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| returnedFromVietnam | December 1969 ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| roleAfterVietnam | Army Reserve infantry battalion ⓘ |
| servedIn | 1st Australian Task Force ⓘ |
| size | approximately 800 personnel (wartime establishment) ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| succeededBy | 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| type | line infantry battalion ⓘ |
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Subject: 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Description of subject: The 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War and later as a reserve unit before its eventual disbandment.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Australian Regiment
8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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amalgamatedWith
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9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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