Royal Western Australia Regiment
| The Royal Western Australia Regiment | |
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Cap badge of the Royal Western Australia Regiment
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| Active | 1960–Present |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Light Role |
| Size | Two battalions |
| Part of | Royal Australian Infantry Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | 11th/28th Battalion – Karrakatta 16th Battalion – Karrakatta |
| Motto(s) | Vigilant |
| March | 11th/28th Battalion – Sussex by the Sea/Colonel Bogey 16th Battalion – March of the Cameron Men |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief |
HM The Queen (Royal Australian Infantry Corps) |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Kerry Sanderson AO (Governor of Western Australia) |
| Insignia | |
| Unit Colour Patch |
 
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| Tartan | Cameron of Erracht |
| Abbreviation | RWAR |
The Royal Western Australia Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Australian Army consisting of two battalions, the 11th/28th Battalion and the 16th Battalion. The regiment was raised in July 1960 as part of the reorganisation of the Australian Army Reserve through the amalgamation of the three existing infantry regiments in Western Australia:
Initially formed as a single battalion, in 1966 it was reorganised into first two, then three battalions. Two of these, the 11th Battalion and 28th Battalion were reduced to single companies in 1977, then amalgamated into the single 11th/28th Battalion in 1987.
The regiment perpetuates the traditions of three battalions of the Australian Imperial Force:
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