[Information derived from Department of Defence Diary, 1999.
Additions (particularly of Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons),
amendments and corrections gratefully received - email
the web master]
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1 January
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Commissioning of HMAS KUTTABUL
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Balmoral Depot commissioned as HMAS PENGUIN
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41st Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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1916
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16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia
Regiment
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1965
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126th Signal Squadron
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1965
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5th Brigade
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1982
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Australian Defence Force Helicopter School
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1990
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SAE
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1991
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ATSO Centre
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1996
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4 January
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School of Military Intelligence
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1955
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5 January
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HMAS BRUNEI
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11 January
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11th Training Group
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17 January
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A Squadron 3rd Cavalry Regiment
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1967
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B Squadron 3rd
Cavalry Regiment |
1967 |
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20 January
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Commissioning of HMAS CRESWELL
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25th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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21 January
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Royal Australian Navy – School of Underwater
Medicine
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24 January
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Commissioning of HMAS SHEPPARTON
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25 January
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21st Construction Squadron
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1950
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1st Commando Company
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1955
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26 January
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5th Independent Rifle Company, The Pilbara
Regiment
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1982
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Army Trade Training Centre
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1994
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28 January
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Commissioning of HMAS SYDNEY
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31 January
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Commissioning of HMAS FARNCOMB
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University of New South Wales Regiment
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1953
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1 February
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Commissioning of HMAS CAIRNS
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4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1964
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4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
(re-raised)
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1995
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Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers Training Centre
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1951
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Headquarters 1st Commando Regiment
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1981
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Field Force Battle School, 9th Brigade
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1976
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138th Signal Squadron
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1995
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3 February
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7th Signals Regiment
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1967
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7 February
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Chief Engineer Works
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1963
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49th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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8 February
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Commissioning of HMAS BETANO
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13 February
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Headquarters Special Forces
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1990
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15 February
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HMAS MELBOURNE
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27 February
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2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland
Mounted Infantry)
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1860
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23 February
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Monash University Regiment
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1967
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24 February
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Armoured Centre
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1941
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2nd Commando Company
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1955
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25 February
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7th Base Area Support Battalion
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27 February
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Commissioning of HMAS PALUMA
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1 March
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5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1965
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51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
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1974
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School of Signals
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1940
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11th Field Ambulance
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1916
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136th Signal Squadron
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1984
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Army Battle Simulation Group
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1984
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Royal Australian Regiment
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1949
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2 March
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The Australian Army Birthday
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3 March
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1st/15th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Lancers
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1885
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5 March
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Commissioning of HMAS CESSNOCK
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Melbourne University Regiment
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1910
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6 March
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Commissioning of HMAS LAUNCESTON
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48th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
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1976
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9 March
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Commissioning of HMAS LABUAN
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10 March
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Commissioning of HMAS DUBBO
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12 March
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Australian Army Catering Corps
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1943
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14 March
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Commissioning of HMAS WARRNAMBOOL
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14 Mar
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Commissioning of HMAS WATSON
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1945
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15 March
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Commissioning of HMAS FREMANTLE
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16 March
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Commissioning of HMAS COONAWARRA
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5th Field Ambulance
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1915
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17 March
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12th Chief Engineer Works
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1978
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18 March
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139th Signal Regiment
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1967
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20 March
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Commissioning of HMAS BENALLA
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21 March
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Commissioning of HMAS CANBERRA
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29 March
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9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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31 March
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Royal Australian Air Force
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1922
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1 April
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Commissioning of HMAS Cerberus
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1st Divisional Intelligence Company
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1948
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4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment
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1948
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3rd/9th South Australia Mounted Rifles
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1968
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7th Field Regiment
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1968
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3rd Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
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1968
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1st Field Hospital
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1968
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3 April
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Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
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1916
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18 April
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Royal Australian Education Corps
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1941
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22 April
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Western Australia University Regiment
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1949
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5th Training Group
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1960
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23 April
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Commissioning of HMAS SUCCESS
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Commissioning of HMAS TOBRUK
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Royal Australian Army Dental Corps
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25 April
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ANZAC Day
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26 April
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1st Aviation Regiment
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1966
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27 April
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Commissioning of HMAS OTAMA
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Commissioning of HMAS FLINDERS
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28 April
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2nd Engineers Works Squadron
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29 April
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1st Commando Regiment
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1988
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1 May
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Queensland University Regiment
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1950
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12th Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
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1949
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Adelaide University Regiment
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1940
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3rd Training Group
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1973
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1st/19th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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Royal Australian Armoured Corps
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4 May
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4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
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14 May
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Parachute Training School
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1974
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18 May
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Commissioning of HMAS ANZAC
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20 May
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140th Signal Squadron
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21 May
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111th Air Defence Battery, Royal Australian
Artillery
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25 May
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Royal Artillery Day
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1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
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28 May
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Commissioning of HMAS BENDIGO
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31 May
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31st Supply Battalion
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1973
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1 June
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Royal Australian Corps of Transport
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1973
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1st Signal Regiment
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1973
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2 June
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Commissioning of HMAS GEELONG
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16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian
Artillery
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6 June
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3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured
Corp
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1965
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6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1965
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10 June
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131st Divisional Locating Battery, Royal
Australian Artillery
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11 June
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31st Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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13 June
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School of Artillery
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1945
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15 June
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Commissioning of HMAS TARAKAN
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21 June
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Defence Force School of Music
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1984
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24 June
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9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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27 June
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The Royal Military College
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1911
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30 June
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108th Signal Squadron
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1975
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5th Field Engineer Regiment
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1976
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1 July
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Commissioning of HMAS HARMAN
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NORFORCE
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2nd Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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7th Field Engineer Regiment
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1st Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment
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Royal Australian Engineers Corps
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1902
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Royal Australian Survey Corps
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4th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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17th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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41st Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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Australian Army Aviation Corps
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1968
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2nd/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian
Artillery
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20th Divisional Engineer Support Squadron
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1977
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16th Air Defence Regiment Workshop (Royal
Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
RAEME)
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1977
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10th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian
Artillery
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1960
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19th Chief Engineer Works
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1963
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Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps
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AATC
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1989
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Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
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Royal Queensland Regiment, Royal Australian
Infantry Corps
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Royal New South Wales Regiment, Royal
Australian Infantry Corps
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Royal Victoria Regiment, Royal Australian
Infantry Corps
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Royal South Australian Regiment, Royal
Australian Infantry Corps
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Royal West Australia Regiment, Royal Australian
Infantry Corps
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Royal Tasmania Regiment, Royal Australian
Infantry Corps
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1960
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3 July
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Commissioning of HMAS WHYALLA
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6 July
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7th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
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7 July
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1st Armoured Regiment
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1949
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8 July
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Command and Staff College
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1938
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9 July
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5th/11th Field Regiment, Royal Australian
Artillery
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Royal Australian Armoured Corps
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1941
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11 July
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Navy Birthday
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17 July
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Commissioning of HMAS PERTH
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23rd Field Regiment
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1940
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18 July
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Commissioning of HMAS TOWNSVILLE
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21 July
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Commissioning of HMAS DARWIN
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26 July
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2nd Division
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1915
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27 July
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Commissioning of HMAS COLLINS
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30 July
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DASF
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1979
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1 August
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A Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
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5th Base Workshops
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12th/16th Hunter River Lancers
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South Queensland Logistics Group
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2 August
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Australian Army Band Corps
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1968
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42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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School of Aviation
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6 August
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Anniversary of Australian Attack at Lone Pine,
Gallipoli
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1915
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8 August
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8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1966
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9 August
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8th/7th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment
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12 August
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Queensland University Regiment
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1992
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13 August
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27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia
Regiment
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15 August
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2nd/4th Battalion, The Royal Australian
Regiment
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1973
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17 August
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5th/6th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment
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18 August
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Commissioning of HMAS PLATYPUS
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Battle of Long Tan, Vietnam – D Company, 6th
Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1966
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Vietnam Veterans’ Day
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22 August
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Military Police
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1968
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27 August
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Commissioning of HMAS GAWLER
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29 August
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Commissioning of HMAS KANIMBLA
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9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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21st Construction Regiment, Royal Australian
Engineers
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1950
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31 August
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Commissioning of HMAS ALBATROSS
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1 September
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49th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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1965
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1st Construction Regiment
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13th Field Squadron
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1912
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School of Infantry
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1911
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Joint Telecommunications School
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1986
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7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1965
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3 September
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Legacy Day
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4 September
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Special Air Service Regiment
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1964
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Special Air Service Company
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1957
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8 September
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Commissioning of HMAS GLADSTONE
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9 September
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22 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian
Engineers
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1949
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LFSU
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1992
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10 September
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Army Newspaper Unit
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1959
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15 September
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School of Military Engineering
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1939
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16 September
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4th Training Group
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20 September
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17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian
Engineers
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23 September
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40th Battalion, The Royal Tasmania Regiment
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26 September
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12th Battalion, The Royal Tasmania Regiment
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4th/3rd Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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27 September
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Commissioning of HMAS BALIKPAPAN
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30 September
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Australian Army Legal Corps
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1943
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1 October
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26th Battalion, The Royal Western Australian
Regiment
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16th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
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133rd Divisional Locating Battery, Royal
Australian Artillery
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2 October
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2nd Training Group
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9 October
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Commissioning of HMAS WESTRALIA
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10 October
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Commissioning of HMAS SHOALWATER
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11 October
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4th Cavalry Regiment
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1971
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12 October
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1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1945
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13 October
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Royal Australian Army Pay Corps
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1916
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15 October
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Australian Army Pay Corps
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16 October
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2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1945
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20 October
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3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1945
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21 October
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7th Training Group
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1960
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2nd Training Group
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1973
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22 October
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Australian Army Psychology Corps
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24 October
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11th/28th Battalion, The Royal Western
Australia Regiment
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1987
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30 October
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Commissioning of HMAS PROTECTOR
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31st Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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31st October
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8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian
Regiment
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1973
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1 November
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Commissioning of HMAS RUSHCUTTER
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Headquarters Training Command
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1973
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6th Training Group
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1973
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3 November
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Land Warfare Centre (Previously Jungle Training
Centre)
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1942
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6 November
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1st Recruit Training Battalion
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1951
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8 November
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Royal Australian Signals Corps Day
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11 November
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Remembrance Day, Veterans’ Day (USA)
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12 November
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Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
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109th Signals Squadron
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1966
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13 November
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Commissioning of HMAS IPSWICH
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9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
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1967
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15 November
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Commissioning of HMAS ADELAIDE (II)
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16 November
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8th/12th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian
Artillery
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17 November
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Sydney University Regiment
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1900
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18 November
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25th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
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20 November
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2nd Cavalry Regiment
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1970
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5th Aviation Regiment
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1987
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21 November
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132nd Division Locating Battery, Royal
Australian Artillery
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23 November
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Royal Australian Regiment
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1948
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25 November
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Commissioning of HMAS MANOORA
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Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
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28 November
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Commissioning of HMAS WOLLONGONG
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29 November
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10th/27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia
Regiment
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1987
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1 December
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Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers
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1942
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3rd Field Engineer Regiment
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1972
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Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department
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1913
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8th Signal Squadron
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1988
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141st Signal Squadron
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1987
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Army Logistic Training Centre
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1995
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12th/40th Battalion, The Royal Tasmania Regiment
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1987
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3 December
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5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian
Regiment
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1973
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4 December
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St Barbara’s Day
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Commissioning of HMAS MERMAID
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Medical School, Portsea
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1952
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Deakin University Company
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1983
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5 December
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Commissioning of HMAS WATERHEN
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2nd/17th Battalion, The Royal New South Wales
Regiment
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1987
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6 December
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Australian Intelligence Corps
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1907
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8 December
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103rd Signals Squadron
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1965
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10 December
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Commissioning of HMAS GERALDTON
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11 December
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Commissioning of HMAS NEWCASTLE
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15 December
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Commissioning of HMAS BUNBURY
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16 December
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Commissioning of HMAS BRISBANE
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18 December
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Commissioning of HMAS HOBART
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22 December
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Commissioning of HMAS ONSLOW
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24 December
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17th Air Defence Squadron
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1971
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31 December
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5th Training Group
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1985
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