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Royal Australian Infantry Corps

Administrative corps of the Australian Army

Administrative corps of the Australian Army

FieldValue
unit_nameRoyal Australian Infantry Corps
imageRoyal Australian Infantry Corps badge.png
image_size180px
captionBadge
dates23 November 1948 – present
countryAustralia
branchArmy
typeCorps
roleInfantry
size1 Regular Regiment (7 battalions)
6 State Regiments (13 battalions)
3 Special Forces Regiments
3 Regional Force Surveillance Regiments
ceremonial_chief_labelColonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regimentBrigadier M. J. Moon
mottoDuty and Honour
colorsInfantry Red
colors_labelColours
march"Our Director"

6 State Regiments (13 battalions) 3 Special Forces Regiments 3 Regional Force Surveillance Regiments

The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf) is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. It was established on 14 December 1948, with its Royal Corps status being conferred by King George VI. At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became Colonel-in-Chief of the corps. Major components of the RA Inf include the various battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment and the six state-based Australian infantry regiments, such as the Royal New South Wales Regiment. The various Regional Force Surveillance and Special Forces units of the Army are also part of the corps. The School of Infantry (SOI) is located at Singleton, New South Wales, and forms part of the Combined Arms Training Centre.

The "Head of Corps – Infantry" is usually a Brigadier and is the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Australian Regiment.

Role

The role of the Royal Australian Infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground, to repel attack, by day or night, regardless of season, weather or terrain.

History

The Australian Infantry Corps was formed on 14 December 1948.

Organisation

Regiments

Regular Army Regiments

State Regiments

Training Regiments

  • Sydney University Regiment
  • Melbourne University Regiment
  • Queensland University Regiment
  • Adelaide Universities Regiment
  • Western Australia University Regiment
  • University of New South Wales Regiment

Regional Force Surveillance

  • NORFORCE
  • Pilbara Regiment
  • Far North Queensland Regiment

Special Forces

School of Infantry

Commanders of the School of Infantry

Rank
Name
Years ServedSchool of Musketry, Randwick 1911–1921Small Arms School, Randwick 1921–1940Medium Machine Gun School, Randwick 1940–1942Small Arms School, Bonegilla 1942–1945School of Infantry, Puckapunyal 1944–1945School of Infantry, Bonegilla 1945–1946School of Infantry, Seymour 1947–1960Infantry Centre, Ingleburn 1960–1969**Infantry Centre, Ingleburn 1969–1973
Commandant****Infantry Centre, Ingleburn 1969–1973
CO/Chief Instructor****Infantry Centre, Singleton 1973–1994
Commandant****Infantry Centre, Singleton 1973–1994
CO/Chief Instructor****Infantry Centre, Singleton 1994–1999
Commandant****Infantry Centre, Singleton 1994–1999
CO/Chief Instructor**Dismounted Combat Division, Singleton 2000–2001School of Infantry, Singleton 2001–present
MajorF.B. Heritage1911–1915
CaptainG.F.C. Shipley1915–1917
CaptainW. MacLennan1917
CaptainR.G.C. Prisk1918–1919
CaptainC.F.C. Shipley1919–1920
Lieutenant ColonelF.B. Heritage1920–1921
MajorH. Ordish1922–1926
MajorH.C.H. Robertson1926–1930
Lieutenant ColonelJ.J. McCall1930–1934
Lieutenant ColonelJ.A. Chapman1934–1938
MajorT.N. Gooch1938–1940
Lieutenant ColonelR.G. Legge1940
Lieutenant ColonelE.W. Latchford1940–1941
Lieutenant ColonelE.W. Latchford1942–1945
Lieutenant ColonelR.A. Wolfe-Murray1944–1945
Lieutenant ColonelH.W. Hilless1945
Lieutenant ColonelE.W. Latchford1945–1946
Lieutenant ColonelE.W. Latchford1947–1948
Lieutenant ColonelD.R. Jackson1949
Lieutenant ColonelK.M. McKenzie1949–1952
Lieutenant ColonelF.G. Hassett1952–1953
Lieutenant ColonelJ.L.A. Kelly1953–1954
Lieutenant ColonelN.P. Maddern1954–1956
MajorW.F. Roberson1956–1957
Lieutenant ColonelG.H. Fawcett1957–1959
Lieutenant ColonelN.R. McLeod1959–1960
Lieutenant ColonelG.O. O'Day1960–1963
Lieutenant ColonelD.G. Sharp1963–1964
Lieutenant ColonelR.S. Garland1965–1967
Lieutenant ColonelA.J. Milner1967–1969
ColonelA.J. Milner1969–1971
ColonelE.H. Smith1971–1973
Lieutenant ColonelR.R. Hannigan1969–1970
Lieutenant ColonelR.L. Burnard1971–1972
Lieutenant ColonelE.R. Philip1972
ColonelE.H. Smith1973
ColonelC.M. Townsend1974–1976
ColonelJ. Essex-Clark1976–1979
ColonelJ.P.A. Deighton1979–1981
ColonelA.W. Hammett1981–1984
ColonelP.M. McDougall1984–1987
ColonelP.A. Sibree1987–1989
ColonelP.J. Cosgrove1989–1991
ColonelD.J. Mead1991–1994
Lieutenant ColonelC.F. Thompson1973–1974
Lieutenant ColonelM.P. Blake1975–1976
Lieutenant ColonelR.F. Sutton1977–1978
Lieutenant ColonelJ.H. Taylor1979–1980
Lieutenant ColonelR.E. Boxall1981–1982
Lieutenant ColonelJ.D. McAloney1982–1984
Lieutenant ColonelD.A. Webster1984–1986
Lieutenant ColonelA.J. Ralph1987–1988
Lieutenant ColonelJ.S. Murray1988–1989
Lieutenant ColonelR.H. Greville1990–1991
Lieutenant ColonelR.C. Brown1992–1994
ColonelR.J. Margetts1994–1996
ColonelD.S.M. Roche1992–1994
Lieutenant ColonelJ.C. Dittmar1994–1996
Lieutenant ColonelG.R.C. Pike1997–1999
Lieutenant ColonelD.J. Butler2000–2001
Lieutenant ColonelD.J. Butler2001
Lieutenant ColonelP.T. Roney2002–2003
Lieutenant ColonelW. Austin2004–2005
Lieutenant ColonelD. Franklin2005–2007
Lieutenant ColonelA. Egan2008–2009
Lieutenant ColonelA. Lowe2010–2012
Lieutenant ColonelM. Constable2013–2014
Lieutenant ColonelS. Morris2015–2017
Lieutenant ColonelM. Flanagan2018–2019

Notes

References

References

  1. {{URL. https://www.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/foi/287_2122_Documents.pdf. Army marches
  2. "RAInf Units". Australian Army.
  3. "The Royal Australian Infantry Corps". Australian Army.
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