Royal Australian Armoured Corps - Badges, Uniforms & Insignia

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."

The regiments of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps wore a variety of uniforms and badges. These pages will attempt to illustrate the uniforms and insignia worn from 1948 onwards. Insignia specific to a regiment, will be shown in that regiment's pages.



B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment soldiers (attached to Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 3rd rotation) - Iraq - 2007. A typical modern RAAC soldier's uniform in Iraq.

(www.army.gov.au)


Major D Edmonds - OC A Sqn, 3rd/9th Light Horse (SAMR) - Barracks Dress - DPCU Uniform.

(SAMR Association)


3rd/9th Light Horse - polyester parade uniform - Funeral of the last Light Horseman - 1987

(SAMR Association)


 

 

This page was last updated 20/06/09.

RAAC Colour Patches



1st Armoured Regiment


2nd Cavalry Regiment



3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment



2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (QMI)


1st/15th Royal NSW Lancers

12th/16th Hunter River Lancers

4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse

3rd/9th Light Horse (SAMR)


10th Light Horse
 



School of Armour

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