Royal Victoria Regiment
The Royal Victoria Regiment is an Infantry Regiment of the Australian Army, consisting of two battalions, the 5th/6th Battalion and the 8th/7th Battalion.
The Royal Victoria Regiment
1960–present
Army
Infantry
Light infantry
Two battalions
5th/6th Battalion - Cock o' the North; Slow: "Garb of Auld Gaul"
8th/7th Battalion - Quick: I'm Ninety Five; Slow: Men of Harlech
RVR
The Regiment was formed in 1960 as a result of the amalgamation of all the Citizen Military Forces infantry battalions in Victoria. The regiment was formed in 1960 as the Victoria Regiment as part of the reorganisation of the Australian Army by the amalgamation of the six existing infantry regiments in Victoria:
The regiment, renamed as the Royal Victoria Regiment in 1960, was initially formed of two battalions. In 1965. this was increased to four battalions, plus a single independent rifle company. A further reorganisation in the 1970s saw these battalions further amalgamated into the existing regimental structure. Currently the 5th/6th Battalion recruits mainly from the areas in and around the city of Melbourne, while the 8th/7th Battalion is responsible for the wider rural areas in Victoria.
- The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - via the 6th Battalion (The Royal Melbourne Regiment)
