12th/16th Hunter River Lancers

The Role of Armour in the Australian Defence Force is defined as:

"The co-ordination with other arms, to close with and destroy the enemy forces using fire, manoeuvre and shock action."

12th/16th Hunter River Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve Light Armoured Regiment located in the Hunter Valley and Central NSW. It is currently part of the 8th Brigade.

The role of 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers is to provide deployable light armoured and supporting force elements and individuals for operational service, whilst maintaining a framework for expansion to a Light Composite Armoured Regiment for Defence of Australia.

The Regiment received 15 new Bushmaster vehicles in September, 2007 in Tamworth, NSW.

Regimental Headquarters,
Operational Support Squadron, and
Support Troop A Squadron at Beersheba Barracks Tamworth NSW.

A Squadron at Gaza Depot Armidale NSW.

B Squadron at Chauvel Depot Muswellbrook NSW

 

12th/16th Hunter River Lancers M113A1 APC on exercise.

 

Hunter River Lancers - Freedom of the City of Armidale

(Dept of Defence)

Hunter River Lancers - Vehicles of the Regiment

(Dept of Defence)

 

This page was last updated 15/02/09.

Tradition

Colonel-in-Chief:
HRH The Prince of Wales
(Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC)

Affiliations - UK
 The Queen's Royal Lancers
Motto:
Virtutis Fortuna Comes
March:
 Quick - Invercargill  (1953-59)
           - Our Director
Slow - 

Location:
Beersheba Barracks, Tamworth, NSW
Gaza Depot, Armidale, NSW
Chauvel Depot, Muswellbrook, NSW

Unit Colour Patch:

Unit History Book(s)
None