Description

Description: Colour Patch – HQ 9th Brigade

Condition: Mint

Comments: Colour Patch – HQ 9th Brigade.

Reference: HQS0075

The 9th Brigade (9 Brigade) is a Reserve formation of the Australian Army. The Brigade is part of the Army’s 2nd Division, Forces Command.
9th Brigade is headquartered at Keswick Barracks in South Australia. The Brigade has elements located in Adelaide and regional South Australia, Hobart and regional Tasmania, Darwin, and Broken Hill, NSW.
The formation is integral to the Army’s combat capabilities as part of its total force. Under Plan Beersheba, 9th Brigade is paired with the 4th Brigade to support the 1st Brigade in accordance with the Force Generation Cycle.
9th Brigade currently consists of the following units:
  • Headquarters 9th Brigade
  • 3rd/9th Light Horse, South Australian Mounted Rifles
  • 144th Signals Squadron, Royal Australian Signals Corps
  • 10th/27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment, which commands:
  • 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
  • 6/13 Light Battery, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery:
  • 16 Light Troop (Tasmania)
  • 48 Light Troop, (South Australia)
  • 12th/40th Battalion, The Royal Tasmania Regiment
  • Adelaide Universities Regiment
  • 9th Combat Service Support Battalion