Description
Description: Barracks Patch – 10th/27th Battalion (Royal South Australian Regiment) (Superceded).
Condition: Mint
Comments: Superceded Barracks Patch – 10th/27th Battalion (Royal South Australian Regiment). Complete with velcro.
The Royal South Australia Regiment is a reserve regiment of the Australian Army consisting of a single battalion, the 10th/27th Battalion, part of the 9th Brigade. It was raised on 1 July 1960, as The South Australia Regiment.
In 1960, The Regiment was renamed 1st Battalion Royal South Australia Regiment, bringing it in line with the other State and National regiments. On 1 July 1965, the Regiment was reformed as 2 battalions, taking their names from the battalions that formed the regiment: The 10th and 27th. On the 29 November 1987, the 10th and 27th battalions were amalgamated to form the 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australia Regiment, the Regiment’s current title.
