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Royal New South Wales Regiment

"Primus in Terra Australis"

"First in Australia"

The badge worn by the Regiment is basically that worn by the New South Wales Military Forces from about 1885 to 1903. (see right)

This was in it's turn adopted from the badge of the Colony of NSW in 1876. 

The principal elements are the Crown indicating a Royal regiment, the Cross of St George with the Lion of England and the stars of the Southern Cross, the whole being enclosed within a wreath of Waratahs, the floral emblem of NSW.

Badges of NSW Infantry Units 1803 to 2003

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Sydney & Parramatta Loyal Associations 1803-1810 New South Wales Rifle Volunteers 1854-60 Cross belt plate New South Wales Infantry circa 1870-80
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6th NSW Infantry Regiment 1896-1903 1st Australian Infantry Regiment 1900-12 General Service (Rising Sun) Badge 1914-1919 & 1939-46
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6th Light Horse Regiment NSW Mounted Rifles 1st Infantry Battalion East Sydney Regiment 2nd Infantry Battalion City of Newcastle Regiment
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3rd Infantry Battalion Werriwa Regiment 4th Infantry Battalion (Australian Rifles) 13th Infantry Battalion Maitland Regiment
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17th Infantry Battalion North Sydney Regiment 18th Infantry Battalion Kuring-gai Regiment 19th Infantry Battalion South Sydney Regiment
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20th Infantry Battalion Parramatta Blue Mountains Regiment 30th Infantry Battalion NSW Scottish Regiment 33rd Infantry Battalion New England Regiment
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34th Infantry Battalion Illawarra Regiment 35th Infantry Battalion Newcastle's Own Regiment 36th Infantry Battalion St George's English Rifle Regiment
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41st Infantry Battalion Byron Regiment 45th Infantry Battalion St George Regiment 53rd Infantry Battalion West Sydney Regiment
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54th Infantry Battalion Lachlan-Macquarie Regiment 55th Infantry Battalion NSW Rifle Regiment 56th Infantry Battalion Riverina Regiment
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1st Infantry (Commando) City of Sydney Regiment 2nd Infantry Battalion City of Newcastle Regiment 13th Infantry Battalion Macquarie Regiment

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17th/18th Infantry Battalion North Shore Regiment 41st Infantry Battalion Byron Scottish Regiment 56th Infantry (Recce) Battalion Riverina Regiment (GS RSB)
  • Images from A Supplement to the Handbook for all ranks of the Royal NSW Regiment, 1994
    • My thanks to Capt N Earnshaw, Adjutant, 4/3 Battalion RNSWR and to
    • Mr Alan Kitchen
    • some photos originally supplied by Roger Climpson, Noble Numismatics, Sydney
 

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