Royal Australian Infantry Corps
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| Royal Australian Infantry Corps | |
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 Cap badge of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
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| Active | 23 November 1948 - Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 1 Regular Regiment (8 battalions) & 13 Reserve Regiments |
| Motto | Duty First |
| Colors | Infantry Red |
| March | Quick: 'El Alamein'; Slow: 'Infantry Song' |
| Engagements | Korea 1950-53: Sariwon, Yongyu, Chongju, Pakchon, Uijongbu, Chuam-ni, Machwa-san, Kapyong, Kowang-San, The Samichon; Vietnam 1965-72: Long Tan, Bien Hoa, Coral-Balmoral, Coral
Balmoral, Hat Dich, Binh Ba. |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel in Chief | HM The Queen |
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf) is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. Major components of the RA Inf include the various battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment and Army Reserve regiments eg. Royal New South Wales Regiment. The Infantry School is located at Singleton, New South Wales.
The Head of Corps - Infantry is usually a Brigadier and is the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Australian Regiment.
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[edit] Army Reserve
- Royal Queensland Regiment
- Royal New South Wales Regiment
- Royal Victoria Regiment
- Royal South Australia Regiment
- Royal Western Australia Regiment
- Royal Tasmania Regiment
- Sydney University Regiment
- Melbourne University Regiment
- Queensland University Regiment
- Adelaide Universities Regiment
- Western Australia University Regiment
- University of New South Wales Regiment
- Monash University Regiment
[edit] Regular Army
[edit] Regional Force Surveillance
[edit] Special Forces
[edit] Order of precedence
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| Preceded by: Royal Australian Corps of Signals |
Australian Army Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Australian Army Aviation |
