1st Royal New South Wales Lancers

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1st Royal New South Wales Lancers
Active	1885 - 1956
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Line Cavalry
Role	Light Cavalry
Size	One regiment
Garrison/HQ	Parramatta
March	Quick - Slow -
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief

The 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers was a former Australian Army Light Cavalry (Reconnaissance) Regiment. Prior to Australian federation, the unit had been a New South Wales colonial unit.

The regiment was based at Lancer Barracks in Parramatta, New South Wales.

The Lancer's trace their origins to the formation of the New South Wales Cavalry Reserves in 1885, and were then designated the New South Wales Lancers in 1894. They received their 'Royal' designation in 1935.

The Lancer's saw action in the Boer War, World War I at Gallipoli and Palestine, and in World War II as a tank regiment in New Guinea and Borneo. In 1956 the 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers was merged with the 15th Northern River Lancers to create the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers.

The 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers have the following battle honours - South Africa/Defence at ANZAC/Sari Bair/Rumani /Magdhaba-Rafah /Gaza-Beersheba /Jerusalem /Jaffa /Jericho /Jordan (Amman) /Megiddo/South West Pacific/Finchaffen/Sattleberg/Wareo/New Guinea/Wareo-Lakon/Gusika/Borneo/Balikpapan/Milford Highway.