1st Battalion
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| Branch | Australian Army |
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| Color | Black over Green |
| Notable commander | James Heane |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Second Boer War | |
| Mahdist War | |
| Part of | 1st Brigade |
| 1st Division | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2961040 |
About 1st Battalion
The 1st Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Although its numerical name was designated during the First World War, the 1st Battalion can trace its lineage back to 1854, when a unit of the Volunteer Rifles was raised in Sydney, New South Wales.
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... The Duke of Edinburgh also rode during the ceremony in his role as Colonel of the 1St Battalion London Guards...
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... The 1St Battalion Irish Guards are set to participate in Trooping the Colour for the Queen s Platinum Jubilee...
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Soldiers arrested on drugs and money laundering offences
Six soldiers and a veteran have been arrested on suspicion of drugs and Money Laundering offences, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The MoD said six Irish Guards troops and a Coldstream Guardsman veteran were arrested by The Royal Military Police as part of a " planned operation".
The 1St Battalion Irish Guards are set to participate in Trooping The Colour for The Queen 's Platinum Jubilee.
The MoD said none of The Soldiers under investigation would take part.
Founded in 1900 by Queen Victoria , the have been deployed as part of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Regiment - which counts Prince William as its royal Colonel - also guards royal palaces, where they can be seen wearing the distinctive red tunic and bearskin hat.
In a statement, the MoD said: " As part of a planned operation, The Royal Military Police arrested six Irish Guards soldiers and a Coldstream Guardsman veteran from across the UK on suspicion of conspiracy to supply drugs and money lending and laundering offences.
" None of The Soldiers under investigation will participate in planned Queen's Platinum Jubilee parades.
" The Army does not tolerate any type of illegal or fraudulent behaviour. As this is now the subject of an independent Royal Military Police investigation, it is inappropriate to comment further. "
Source of news: bbc.com
