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Military unit

Unit name

The Royal Pacific Islands Regiment

Founded

1944 � 1946
1951 � Present

Country

Australia (1951 � 1975)
Papua New Guinea (1975 � Present)

Branch

Army

Type

Infantry

Role

Light Role

Size

Two battalions

Part of

Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Garrison/HQ

1st Battalion - Port Moresby
2nd Battalion - Wewak

Motto

To Find a Path

Commanders

Colonel in Chief

HRH The Prince of Wales

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The Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR) is an infantry regiment, and is the primary fighting regiment of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. The regiment is descended from the Australian Army infantry battalions formed from native soldiers and Australian officers and non-commissioned officers in the territories of Papua and New Guinea during World War II to help fight against the Japanese. Disbanded after the war, the regiment was re-raised in 1951 as part of the Australian Army and continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF. Today, the RPIR consists of two battalions and has seen active service in Vanuatu, Bougainville and the Solomon Islands.

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World War II :
Unit	Strength
HQ PIR	67
PIB	574
1 NGIB	538
2 NGIB	500
3 NGIB	481
PIR Depot Bn	144
PIR Trg Coy	34
Note: 392 recruits at Lae and Goroka.

World War II :

Unit

Strength

HQ PIR

PIB

574

1 NGIB

538

2 NGIB

500

3 NGIB

481

PIR Depot Bn

144

PIR Trg Coy

Note: 392 recruits at Lae and Goroka.

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