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6 RAR -The Sixth Battalion of the

Royal Australian Regiment(RAR)

OPERATIONS


1st Tour - 1 Apr 66 - 7 Jul 67

Days = Days on Operation
OC = Own casualties / EC = Enemy Casualties
KIA = Killed In Action/ WIA = Wounded In Action

Note: Minor operations are listed under Operation Brisbane. Operations with 5 RAR are listed at the bottom of the table. Navigate by using the button at the bottom of each page or by clicking on the Operation you want to look at.

Operation

 Dates Days OC EC
Enoggera
 21 Jun 66 - 5 Jul 66 15 days 1 WIA 4 KIA
Brisbane 16 Jul 66 - 18 Jul 66 3 days
Hobart 24 Jul 66 - 29 Jul 66 6 days 3 KIA
19 WIA		 13 KIA
19 WIA
Smithfield 18 Aug 66 - 21 Aug 66 4 days 17 KIA
21 WIA
1 KIA 3 Trp		 245 KIA
500 WIA
3 POW
Vaucluse 8 Sep 66 - 24 Sep 66 17 Days 1 WIA 8 KIA
4 WIA
Casula 25 Sep 66 - End of 1966
Bathurst 2 Oct 66 - 27 Oct 66 26 days
Bundaberg 30 Oct 66 - 31 Oct 66 2 days
Ingham 18 Nov 66 - 3 Dec 66 16 days 2 KIA
22 WIA		 10 KIA
10 WIA
Duck I 14 Dec 66 - 23 Dec 66 10 days
Duck II 26 Dec 66 - 5 Jan 67 11 days
Wollongong 8 Jan 67 - 21 Mar 67 73 days
Camden 16 Jan 67 - 17 Jan 67 2 days
Seymour 28 Jan 67 - 1 February 5 days
Tamborine 1 Feb 67 - 8 Feb 67 8 days 4 KIA
14 WIA		 7 KIA
1 WIA
Beechmont 8 Feb 67 - 12 Feb 67 5 days 5 POW
Dalby 16 Feb 1967 1 days 1 WIA
4 POW
Bribie 17 Feb 67 - 18 Feb 67 2 days 7 KIA
26 WIA
1 KIA A Sqn
1 WIA A Sqn		 8 KIA
50-70 WIA
Kirribilli 23 Feb 67 - 27 Feb 67 5 days
Ayr 7 Mar 1967 1 day
Portsea 21 Mar 67 - 16 Apr 67 27 days 4 KIA
6 WIA		 2 KIA
Total Battalion Ops 21 21 Jun 66 - 16 Apr 67

239
days

37 KIA
110 WIA		 297 KIA
605 WIA
5 RAR Operations in which 6 RAR Rifle Coys Provided Support
Holsworthy - C&D Coys 5 Aug 66 - 18 Aug 66 14 days
Toledo - B Coy 23 Aug 66 - 31 Aug 66
2 Sep 66 - 8 Sep 66		 9 days
7 days
Robin - A Coy 10 Oct 66 - 16 Oct 66 7 days
Quaenbeyan - D Coy 16 October - 12 Nov 66 28 days
Haymen - C Coy 6 Nov 66 - 12 Nov 66 7 days
Canary - B Coy 4 Dec 66 - 14 Dec 66 11 days
Total Operations 28 21 Jun 66 - 16 Apr 67

322
days

 37 KIA
110 WIA		 297 KIA
605 WIA

Summary

6 RAR conducted 21 Battalion operations for a total of 239 days on combat operations, with a further 7 Company operations and 83 days in combat support of 5 RAR. Making in total 322 combat days in the field out of 300 days during the operational peroid 21 Jun 66 - 16 Apr 67. The infantry soldier in each rifle company averaged 259 days out of 300 days(21 Jun 66-16 Apr 67) on combat operations.