Royal Queensland Regiment

The Royal Queensland Regiment
Cap badge of the Royal Queensland Regiment
Active1 July 1960 – present
CountryAustralia
BranchArmy
TypeReserve infantry
RoleLight infantry
SizeThree battalions
Part ofRoyal Australian Infantry Corps
Garrison/HQ9th Battalion – Enoggera
25th/49th Battalion – Greenbank Military Range
31st/42nd Battalion – Townsville
Motto(s)Pro Aris Et Focis (For Altars and Hearths)
MarchSouthern Cross
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Jeannette Young PSM (Governor of Queensland)
Insignia
Unit colour patch
AbbreviationRQR

The Royal Queensland Regiment (RQR) is a reserve light infantry regiment of the Australian Army based in Queensland. Part of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, the regiment was established in 1960 following a reorganisation of Australia's part-time infantry regiments that saw the creation of six state-based regiments through the amalgamation of the previously existing regionally designated infantry battalions. Initially only two battalions were raised, but since then the size of the regiment has fluctuated depending upon the Army's requirements. There are currently three battalions within the regiment based at various locations throughout Queensland, all of which are assigned to the 11th Brigade.