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The
Royal Pacific Islands Regiment is the primary fighting regiment of the
Papua New Guinea Defence Force. It is an
infantry regiment consisting of two
battalions.
The regiment is descended from the infantry battalions formed in the territories of
Papua and
New Guinea. The 1st Papua Infantry Battalion was raised in
1940, while the others (2nd Papua Infantry Battalion, 1st and 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalions) were formed by
1944. In
November 1944, all four battalions were grouped together into a single
Pacific Islands Regiment within the
Australian Army. This regiment continued in service until it was disbanded in
1946.
In
1951, the Pacific Islands Regiment was reformed when two battalions were raised, one for each of the Australian trust territories. This stayed as part of the Australian Army until
Papua New Guinea gained independence in
1975. At that time, the regiment became the
Royal Pacific Islands Regiment, becoming the main part of the new Papua New Guinea Defence Force. Currently, the regiment has two battalions:
- 1st Battalion, Royal Pacific Islands Regiment - Taurama Barracks, Port Moresby
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Pacific Islands Regiment - Moem Barracks, Wewak
Since
1984, the regiment's
Colonel-in-Chief has been
HRH The Prince of Wales.
Battle Honours
- The Second World War: South West Pacific 1942-45, Kokoda Trail, Kokoda-Deniki, Nassau Bay, Tambu Bay, Finschhafen, Scarlet Beach, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Sio-Sepik River, Kaboibus-Kiarivu, Bonis-Porton
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