| The Royal Queensland Regiment | |
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 Cap badge of the Royal Queensland Regiment | |
| Active | 1 July 1960 – present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Reserve infantry |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Size | Three battalions |
| Part of | Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | 9th Battalion –Enoggera 25th/49th Battalion –Greenbank Military Range 31st/42nd Battalion –Townsville |
| Motto(s) | Pro Aris Et Focis(For Hearths and Homes) |
| March | Southern Cross |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Jeannette YoungAC, PSM (Governor of Queensland) |
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| Unit colour patch |    |
| Abbreviation | RQR |
The Royal Queensland Regiment (RQR) is areservelight infantry regiment of theAustralian Army based in Queensland. Part of theRoyal Australian Infantry Corps, the regiment was established in 1960 following a reorganisation of Australia's part-time infantry regiments that saw the creation of six state-based regiments through the amalgamation of the previously existing regionally designated infantry battalions. Initially only two battalions were raised, but since then the size of the regiment has fluctuated depending upon the Army's requirements. There are currently three battalions within the regiment based at various locations throughout Queensland, all of which are assigned to the11th Brigade.
The regiment currently consists of three battalions:[1]
Previous battalions include:[2]
The RQR was formed on 1 July 1960 as part of the reorganisation of theCitizen's Military Force, which saw all CMF battalions in each state amalgamated into state regiments.[3] Initially, the regiment simply had a 1st and 2nd Battalion, which were established under thePentropic divisional structure. It was initially designated as the "Queensland Regiment", but was granted the Royal suffix shortly after its establishment. Upon formation, the regiment was raised through the amalgamation of seven other regiments: theMoreton Regiment, theDarling Downs Regiment, theWide Bay Regiment, theByron Scottish Regiment, theFar North Queensland Regiment, theKennedy Regiment, and theCapricornia Regiment. Through these regiments, the Royal Queensland Regiment traces its history through various units that were raised for service during theBoer War,World War I andWorld War II.[2]
To perpetuate the old battalions of the1st and2nd Australian Imperial Forces, the two battalions were renumbered as the 9th Battalion and the31st Battalion. Three further battalions (the25th,42nd and51st) were formed in 1965, when the Pentropic structure was abandoned with the49th Battalion formed a year later.[2] In 1985, the 51st Battalion was separated from the rest of the Royal Queensland Regiment and reformed as the51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, while the 25th and 49th Battalions were amalgamated into a single battalion in 1997. The 31st and 42nd Battalions were amalgamated in 2008.[4] All three of the regiment's current battalions form part of the Army Reserve's11th Brigade, which forms part of the2nd (Australian) Division.[1]
Since the late 1990s, the regiment's component battalions have deployed personnel in support of various overseas operations includingRifle Company Butterworth as well as deployments toEast Timor,Solomon Islands,Afghanistan, Iraq,the Sinai, and various border protection operations.[5]
The Royal Queensland Regiment holds the followingbattle honours, which it inherited from various units raised from Queenslanders for service during the Boer War, World War I and World War II:[2]
The regiment holds the following alliances:[2]
United Kingdom –The Royal Scots Borderers United Kingdom –Black Watch United Kingdom –The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders United Kingdom –The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
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