Australian Military Forces 1st Infantry Brigade Group Patch. Australia.
A woven cotton cloth formation patch/sign for the 1st Infantry Brigade Group, Australian Military Forces, Australia.
1950 to 1960.
Good condition. Ref: DDD17.
A woven cotton cloth formation patch/sign for the 1st Infantry Brigade Group, Australian Military Forces, Australia.
1950 to 1960.
Good condition. Ref: DDD17.
A woven cotton cloth formation patch/sign for the 1st Infantry Brigade Group, Australian Military Forces, Australia.
1950 to 1960.
Good condition. Ref: DDD17.
Formation Patch – 1st Infantry Brigade Group.
The badge is a khaki square overlaid with a red shield. The shield contains, in gold, a pair of crossed sabres above a boomerang.
The 1st Infantry Brigade Group was an Australian Regular Army formation, comprising 1, 2 and 3 Battalions, the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) as well as attached armoured, artillery, engineer and Special Air Service (SAS) units.
At any given time, the brigade would only have contained two infantry battalions, the third being committed on rotation to overseas operations in Korea or Malaya, where a different formation sign would have been worn.
Formed in 1903 as a militia formation based in New South Wales, it was reconstituted as part of the Australian Imperial Force in 1914 for service during World War I.
Disbanded in mid-1919.
In 1921, the 1st Brigade was re-raised as a unit of Australia's part-time military forces, based in New South Wales.
During World War II the brigade undertook defensive duties before being disbanded.
In 1948, it was re-raised as an integral part of the Australian Regular Army.
Currently the brigade is based at Robertson Barracks in Darwin and at RAAF Base Edinburgh near Adelaide, South Australia.
It is the first of the Australian Army brigades to be re-organised as a combat brigade.
