2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Active	15 August 1973 – 1 February 1995
Country	Australia
Garrison/HQ	Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Australia
Nickname(s)	The Premier Battalion
Motto(s)	Duty First
Colors	Black and scarlet
Anniversaries	15 August (amalgamated) 1 February (de-linking)

The 2nd/4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2/4 RAR) was an Australian Army infantry battalion. 2/4 RAR was formed on 15 August 1973 by linking 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. 2/4 RAR was unlinked to re-form 2 RAR and 4 RAR on 1 February 1995. Throughout its existence 2/4 RAR was based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville and formed part of the 3rd Brigade.

Elements of 2/4 RAR served in Malaysia as Rifle Company Butterworth from 1975 until 1989, Cambodia in 1993 and Rwanda in 1994. In addition, 53 personnel were attached to 1 RAR during Operation Solace which saw a battalion group based around 1 RAR deploy to Somalia in 1993.

Alliances

2/4 RAR maintained the following alliances:

• Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
• Irish Regiment of Foot Guards

Further reading

• Horner, David; Bou, Jean (2008). Duty First: A History of the Royal Australian Regiment (2nd ed.). Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74175-374-5.

External links

• 2/4 RAR Association of Australia