16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment


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dates=1960-current
country=Australia
branch=Army
type=Reserve Infantry
role=Light Infantry
size=
command_structure=Royal Australian Infantry Corps
current_commander=
garrison=Karrakatta
ceremonial_chief=HM The Queen
(Australian Infantry Corps)
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
motto=
colors=
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identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Unit Colour Patch
identification_symbol_2= [http://www.regiments.org/tradition/tartans/camerone.htm Cameron of Erracht]
identification_symbol_2_label=Tartan
march="March of the Cameron Men"
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battles=
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=The 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment (16 RWAR) is an Australian Army reserve infantry battalion located in Western Australia and one of the two battalions of the Royal Western Australia Regiment.

History

The 16th Battalion was originally raised in September 1914. It was landed at Gallipoli the following year, also seeing service in France. The battalion was disbanded at the end of the war, then reraised as a Citizen Military Force unit. It amalgamated with the 11th Battalion in 1930. A new 16th Battalion was raised in 1936 as the Cameron Highlanders of Western Australia. This battalion formed part of the garrison of Darwin in 1943 and took part in the New Britain Campaign from November 1944 until the end of the war. 16 RWAR currently forms part of the 13th Brigade.

References

* Australian Army [http://www.defence.gov.au/army/16rwar/ 16 RWAR official website]