This website is dedicated to the officers
and men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal
Australian Regiment, and in reverent memory
of our mates who made the ultimate
sacrifice. The Battalion lost 50 killed in
action or died of wounds and a further 281
wounded in action. The Battalion paid a
heavy price, for our dead and wounded
comprised approximately ten percent of all
Australians killed or wounded during the
Vietnam War. |
On the 3rd of December 2006, after 33 years
as a linked Battalion, 5RAR rejoined the
Regiment in its own right. The 'Tiger
Battalion' re-dedicated itself to its
original Colours and immediately prepared
itself for service in support of Australia's
national interests. The Battalion is
home-based in Darwin and has seen service in
Iraq and Timor-Leste. Elements of the
Battalion have just returned from serving
with Mentoring Task Force 2 (MTF-2) in
Afghanistan. |