2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) | |
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Active | 1930–40 1949–Present |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Army |
Type | Light horse |
Role | Armoured cavalry |
Size | One regiment |
Part of | 7th Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Gallipoli Barracks |
Motto(s) | Forward |
March | Quick – Soldiers of the Queen Slow – Duke of York |
Engagements | Boer War World War I |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Tim Hurley |
Colonel-in-Chief | The King (Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC) |
Insignia | |
Unit colour patch | |
Abbreviation | 2/14 LHR (QMI) |
The 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) is a regiment of the Australian Army and forms part of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment is an Australian Light Horse unit, and has been widely romanticised and popularised in literature and poetry throughout the 20th century. The unit sentimentally traces its lineage to 1860 and is the oldest Australian Regular Army unit through antecedent units the 2nd Moreton Light Horse (QMI) and the 14th West Moreton Light Horse (QMI). The regiment is assigned to 7th Brigade based in Brisbane and is equipped with the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, the ASLAV Reconnaissance Vehicle and the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank.