1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers


caption=Cap badge of the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
country=Australia
allegiance=
type=Line Cavalry
branch=Army
dates=1956 -
specialization=Light Cavalry
command_structure=Royal Australian Armoured Corps
size=One regiment
current_commander= Lt Col Eric Stevenson
garrison=Parramatta
ceremonial_chief=HRH The Prince of Wales
(Colonel-in-Chief, RAAC)
ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
motto="Tenax in Fide" (Steadfast in Faith)
colors=
march=Quick - "El Abanico"
Slow - "Scipio"
identification_symbol=
identification_symbol_label=Unit Colour Patch
mascot=
battle honours= 1st - Defence at ANZAC/Sari Bair/Rumani /Magdhaba-Rafah /Gaza-Beersheba /Jerusalem /Jaffa /Jericho /Jordan (Amman) /Megiddo/South West Pacific/Finchaffen/Sattleberg/Wareo/New Guinea/Wareo-Lakon/Gusika/Borneo/Balikpapan/Milford Highway.
notable_commanders=
anniversaries= 3rd March - Regimental Birthday

The 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is a current Australian Army Reserve Light Cavalry (Reconnaissance) Regiment. The regiment is based at Lancer Barracks in Parramatta, New South Wales. The regiment has recently re-equipped with 4x4 Land Rover patrol vehicles as part of the conversion to a Light Cavalry (Reconnaissance) role. The last of the previously equipped vehicles, the M113A1 APC was handed over in 2006.

The current regiment was formed in 1956 when the 1st Royal New South Wales Lancers and the 15th Northern River Lancers were joined. The 1st/15th RNSWL carries the former regiments' battle honours, consequently it is the most highly decorated unit in the Australian Army with 21 battle honours. (1st - South Africa/Defence at ANZAC/Sari Bair/Rumani /Magdhaba-Rafah /Gaza-Beersheba /Jerusalem /Jaffa /Jericho /Jordan (Amman) /Megiddo/South West Pacific/Finchaffen/Sattleberg/Wareo/New Guinea/Wareo-Lakon/Gusika/Borneo/Balikpapan/Milford Highway, 15th South Africa/Rumani /Magdhaba-Rafah/Egypt /Gaza-Beersheba /Jerusalem /Jaffa /Jericho /Jordan (Es Salt) /Jordan (Amman) /Megiddo /Nablus /Damascus). Battle honours include those from the Boer War, World War I and World War II.

The Regimental Band of the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is one of the few RAAC regimental bands still in existence. It consists of Army Musicians who perform for Regimental functions, at public events, and for other Army Ceremonial tasks.

Alliances

*GBR - 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards
*GBR - The Light Dragoons
*GBR - Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse
*GBR - Northumberland Hussars

References

* [http://www.lancers.org.au/ Website of the Royal New South Wales Lancers Lancer Barracks and Museum]
* [http://www.australian-armour.com/NSWLancersNEW.html www.australian-armour.com]