1st Armoured Regiment (Australia)

For the Second World War unit, see 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers.

1st Armoured Regiment
Cap badge of the 1st Armoured Regiment
Active7 July 1949 – present
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
TypeArmoured
RoleArmoured cavalry
SizeOne regiment
Part of9th Brigade[1]
Garrison/HQRAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia[2]
Motto(s)Latin: Paratus
("Prepared")[3]
MarchQuick—Radetski[4]
Slow—Grand March from Aida[4]
EngagementsVietnam War
DecorationsUnit Citation for Gallantry (C SQN)
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefKing Charles III[4]
(Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC)
Colonel of
the Regiment		Major General Roger Powell AM[5]
Insignia
Unit colour patch
Abbreviation1AR

1st Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Australian Army and is the senior regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Formed as a tank unit in the new Australian Regular Army on 7 July 1949, the regiment subsequently saw service during the Vietnam War operating Centurion tanks. Currently the unit is based in Edinburgh, South Australia as part of the 9th Brigade. As part of the Plan Beersheba reorganisation, the unit has become one of three Armoured Cavalry Regiments (ACRs) assigned to the Army's multirole combat brigades in Brisbane, Darwin and Townsville. Each ACR is equipped with M1A1 tanks and ASLAV light armoured vehicles.

  1. ^ "1st Brigade". Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ Murdoch 2015, p. 21.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1AR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c "1st Armoured Regiment". australian-armour.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  5. ^ "1st Armoured Regiment Association Patron Major General R.A. Powell AM" (PDF). 1st Armoured Regiment Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.