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Raised | 5RAR & 7RAR linked on 3 Dec 1973 | |
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Gold ( BCC 114) & |
Maroon (BCC 39) | |
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| Battalion march | Dominaise  |
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| Current home | Darwin NT | ||
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Now known as 5/7 RAR (Mechanised) |
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The 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (5/7RAR) was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of the 5th and 7th Battalions which both served in South Vietnam. In 1975 the Battalion formed the main part of the Field Force Group Darwin during the clean up following Cyclone Tracy. In 1984 5/7RAR became a mechanised battalion and operates the M113 armoured personnel carrier. It does so a an Infantry Unit, not Armoured Corps. |
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It's role is to seek out and close with the enemy by shock action firepower and manoeuvre, to kill or capture them, to seize and hold ground by day or night regardless of weather or terrain. The Battalion completed its move to Darwin in 1999. |
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