Australian Army Shoulder titles – a collector’s reference.

A guide to post 1960 metal shoulder title insignia.

The Australian Army since 1960 have worn metal shoulder titles on their uniforms –
mostly on the polyester Ceremonial Dress Uniform, Ceremonial Service Dress Uniform,
Jungle Green uniform and Safari suit. They come in staybright (anodised aluminium),
bright shine and in some cases gold plate. RAAC, AAAvn and RAANC ones are chrome
in colour. A couple of titles are black in colour.

Quite a few regimental and corps title exist in a thicker metal and were unofficially made
by a manufacturer in Bribie Island, Queensland when official Army supplies ran dry.

Metal Titles – 1950s

2RAR 2nd Battalion (Royal Unofficial brass title with

Australian Regiment) lugs made and worn in
Malaya.
PIR Pacific Islands Regiment Brass title with lugs
Metal Titles – 1960 to 2009

Officer Training Establishments:

ADFA Australian Defence Force Issued late 2008.

Academy
RMC Royal Military College
(Duntroon)
OCTU Officer Cadet Training Unit Disbanded in ???
OCS Officer Cadet School Disbanded in ???
(Portsea)
OTU Officer Training Unit – To be Disbanded in ???
confirmed
QUR Queensland University
Regiment
QAC Queensland Agricultural Renamed to RURQ and
College then became part of
QUR in mid 1990s.
RURQ Rural University Regiment of
Queensland
SUR Sydney University Regiment Black title.
UNSWR University of New South
Wales Regiment
MONASH Monash University Regiment
MUR Melbourne University
Regiment
AUR Adelaide University Regiment
WAUR Western Australian University
Regiment
DEAKIN Deakin University Company Worn for a very short
period in mid 1990s.
Royal Australian Armoured Corps Regiments:

1 AR 1st Armoured Regiment

2/14LH 2nd/14th Light Horse First worn from around
(Queensland Mounted 1985.
Infantry)
QMI 2nd/14th (Queensland Obsolete - Worn to around
Mounted Infantry) 1985.
2 CAV 2nd Cavalry Regiment Worn from around 1966/67
3 CAV 3rd Cavalry Regiment Obsolete - Worn to 1981
until merge with 4th Cavalry
Regiment
4 CAV 4th Cavalry Regiment Obsolete - Worn to 1981
until merge with 3rd Cavalry
Regiment
3/4CAV 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment Worn from 1981. A gilt
coloured version known to
exist (possibly
manufacturing error).
RNSWL 1st/15th Royal New South
Wales Lancers
SAMR 3rd/9th Light Horse (South
Australian Mounted Rifles)
PWLH 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s
Light Horse
VMR 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Obsolete – Became a Sqn
Rifles of 4th/19th Prince of
Wales’s Light Horse in mid
1990s.
HRL 12th/16th Hunter River
Lancers
XLH 10th Light Horse

Regional Force Surveillance Units:

PILBARA The Pilbara Regiment

NORFORCE NORFORCE Worn from around 1986. A
small narrow early issue
title also known to exist.
NWMF North West Mobile Force Became NORFORCE circa
1986
FNQR 51st Battalion (Far North Black title. 2 variations (in
Queensland Regiment) size) exist.
Royal Australian Infantry Corps Regiments:

RAR The Royal Australian

Regiment
RNSWR The Royal New South
Wales Regiment
RVR The Royal Victoria
Regiment
RQR The Royal Queensland
Regiment
RSAR The Royal South Australia
Regiment
RWAR The Royal Western
Australia Regiment
RTR The Royal Tasmania
Regiment
CDO 1st Commando Regiment

SAS Special Air Service

Regiment
Australian Army Corps (in order of precedence):

RMC Corps of Staff Cadets

RAAC Royal Australian Armoured
Corps
RAA Royal Regiment of
Australian Artillery
RAE Royal Australian Engineers
RASIGS Royal Australian Corps of
Signals
RAINF Royal Australian Infantry
Corps
AAAvn Australian Army Aviation Chrome
AABC Royal Australian Band
Corps
INT Australian Army Intelligence
Corps
RACT Royal Australian Corps of
Transport
AACC Australian Army Catering
Corps
RAAMC Royal Australian Army
Medical Corps
PSYCH Austrlian Army Psychology
Corps
RAANC Royal Australian Army Chrome
Nursing Corps
RAADC Royal Australian Army
Dental Corps
RAAOC Royal Australian Army
Ordnance Corps
RAEME Royal Australian Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers
MP Royal Australian Corps of
Military Police
RAAPC Royal Australian Army Pay
Corps
AALC Australian Army Legal
Corps
RAAEC Royal Australian Army
Education Corps
RAAChd Royal Australian Army Worn by both Christian and
Chaplains Department Jewish chaplains.
PR Australian Army Public
Relations Service
Non Current Titles:

PROVOST Royal Australian Army Became Royal Australian

Provost Corps Army Corps of Military
Police.
WRAAC Women’s Royal Australian Disbanded 1985.
Army Corps
RASVY Royal Australian Army Became part of RAE in mid
Survey Corps 1990s.
ASCO Australian Services Part of RAASC – more info
Canteen Organisation required.
RAASC Royal Australian Army Became RACT in 1974.
Service Corps
PIR Pacific Islands Regiment Became part of PNGDF in
1975.
PNGVR Papua New Guinea Became part of PNGDF in
Volunteer Rifles 1975.
APPRENTICE Australian Army Apprentice No metal title issued.
School

Other Titles:

EVERYMANS Everymans Welfare Service Seen in gilt and in oxi

EWS Everymans Welfare Service
RED CROSS Australian Red Cross Curved title – possibly
1950s/60s
YMCA Oversized title
AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA title Curved title seen in gilt,
chrome, black.
Chrome version with lugs
worn on Jungle Green
uniform in 1960s and 70s.
Australian Army Cadets Titles:

CADETS Australian Army Cadets Official Cadet Corps title.

ACC Australian Cadet Corps
11RCU 11 Regiobal Cadet Unit
12RCU 12 Regiobal Cadet Unit
32RCU 32 Regiobal Cadet Unit

RAAF Cadets Titles:

AAFC Australian Air Force Cadets

AIRTC RAAF Air Training Corps

RAAF Titles:

AUSTRALIA RAAF hard board rank

insignia

RAN Titles:

AUSTRALIA RAN hard board rank

insignia
PNGDF Titles:

1RPIR 1st Battalio, Royal Pacific

Islands Regiment
2RPIR 2nd Battalio, Royal Pacific
Islands Regiment
ENGRBN Engineers