3 RAR parade Woodside, SA

Accession Number F03621
Collection type Film
Measurement 4 min 4 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 16mm/Colour/sound
Place made Australia: South Australia
Date made 20 April 1975
Conflict Period 1970-1979
Army organisation period 1961-
Copyright

Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright

Description

The 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) Trooping of the Colour at Torrens Parade Ground to celebrate the 24th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong. The parade was reviewed by Chief of the General Staff Major General Arthur Leslie MacDonald, CB, KBE, OBE. The trooping was the first since the presentation of the Colours in 1956. This was the first occasion that the Pipes and Drums also paraded in the dress of the Scots Guards.

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