16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment | |
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Active | 1914–1919 1921–1930 1936–1946 1952–1960 1966–current |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Type | Reserve infantry |
Role | Light infantry |
Part of | 13th Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Karrakatta |
March | March of the Cameron Men |
Engagements | First World War
Second World War |
Insignia | |
Unit colour patch | |
Tartan | "Cameron of Erracht". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. |
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. The battalion was first formed during the First World War, during which it fought during the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front in France and Belgium as part of the Australian Imperial Force. It was re-formed as a part-time unit in Western Australia during the inter-war years, and served in the New Britain Campaign against the Japanese during the Second World War. In the post war years, the battalion became part of the Royal Western Australia Regiment and currently forms part of the 13th Brigade.