3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Members of 3 RAR move forward during the Korean War in 1951
Active12 October 1945 – present
BranchAustralian Army
RoleMechanised infantry
Part of3rd Brigade
Garrison/HQLavarack Barracks
Nickname(s)Old Faithful
Motto(s)Duty First
MarchOur Director (Band) Highland Laddie (Pipes and Drums)
EngagementsKorean War

Malayan Emergency
Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation

Vietnam War

East Timor
Iraq War
Operation Astute
War in Afghanistan
DecorationsUnit Citation for Gallantry
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Presidential Unit Citation (South Korea)
Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (South Vietnam)
Commanders
Current
commander
LTCOL Jack Westhorpe
Notable
commanders
Charles Hercules Green
Francis Hassett
Insignia
Unit colour patch
TartanRoyal Stewart (Pipers kilts and plaids)

The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) is a mechanised infantry battalion of the Australian Army, based in Kapyong Lines, Townsville as part of the 3rd Brigade. 3 RAR traces its lineage to 1945 and has seen operational service in Japan, Korea, Malaya, Borneo, South Vietnam, Rifle Company Butterworth, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and Iraq.