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Traditions

  • Battle Honour - "UBIQUE" - Meaning 'Everywhere'.
  • Head of Regiment - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery.
  • Motto - "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" - Meaning 'Whither right and glory lead'. Earlier Australian badges depicted the words 'Consensu Stabilies Australie', meaning "Australia Strong and True".
  • The Regimental Colours - The guns, colours serve as rallying points in battle. The rallying point in battle for Gunners is their guns. Thus the guns are the Colours.
  • Australian guns symbolically have the national Coat of Arms engraved on the barrels.
  • Troops stand to attention when being passed by the guns when on parade as the guns are the ceremonial colours of Artillery.
  • It is considered rude and insulting to the colours to lean on or rest against a gun.
  • Patron Saint - Saint Barbara, Protector from fire and explosion.
  • Regimental Birthday - 1st August.
  • Regimental Marching Tune - "British Grenadiers".
  • Always first in the order of march when on parade as troops on the march are always lead by their highest commander. The Queen holds the highest command rank in the Army and is also head of the Regiment of Artillery.
  • When addressed or referring to the group always referred to as "The Gentlemen of Artillery".
  • Officers wear a bursting grenade on lapels on ceremonial uniforms signifying them as Artillery men. Other ranks wear a cypher with the letters 'RAA' scrolled.
  • Ceremonial colours - Red over blue.
  • Regimental lanyard colour - White, signifying it as the first corps of the British Armies to wear lanyards

FROM WIKIPEDIA


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