Adelaide Universities Regiment
| Adelaide Universities Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1948–Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Australian Army Reserve |
| Type | Training Establishment |
| Role | Army Reserve Officer Training |
| Part of | 9th Brigade, 2nd Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Greenacres, South Australia |
| Motto(s) | Sapientia Omnia Vincit (Wisdom Conquers All) |
| March |
Highland Laddie (Quick) Morag of Dunvegan (Slow time) |
| Anniversaries | 31 May 1948 |
| Commanders | |
| Honorary Colonel | Brigadier Tim Hanna |
| Commanding Officer | Lieutenant Colonel Jake Kearsley |
| Insignia | |
| Unit Colour Patch |  |
Adelaide Universities Regiment (AUR) is an officer training unit of the Australian Army headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. Currently AUR maintains a cadre staff of trained Regular and Reserve personnel who oversee and administer the training of Reserve officer cadets. The majority of the regiment is currently based at Hampstead Barracks.
The regiment was first formed in May 1948 as the "Adelaide University Regiment" under the command of Major (later Colonel) Rex J. Lipman when Australia's part-time military force, the Citizens Military Force (CMF) – which was later renamed the Army Reserve – was rebuilt following the end of the Second World War. The regiment's first honorary colonel was Arthur Blackburn, a Victoria Cross recipient, whose son, Richard (a prominent lawyer and veteran of the Second World War), became involved with the regiment upon its establishment and later served as its commanding officer between 1955 and 1957.
Like other Australian university regiments, upon formation AUR was established as an infantry unit providing military training to tertiary students. Part of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf), it consisted of a rifle company, a support company (with transport, mortar, signals, anti-tank and intelligence subunits) and a headquarters company; this was later expanded as machine-gun and assault pioneer sections were also raised.
Personnel were drawn from universities and teaching colleges in Adelaide and the regiment's first parade took place on 27 September 1948, when nearly 100 personnel were enlisted. Although these personnel were all part-time members, the regiment was assigned a small cadre of five regular personnel to undertake administrative functions.
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