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104 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery | |
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Active | 1916–present |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Type | Artillery |
Role | Indirect fire support |
Part of | 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery |
Garrison/HQ | Enoggera Barracks |
Nickname(s) | The Germs |
Motto(s) | The Professionals |
Mascot(s) | The Germ |
The 104 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery was formed in the town of Moascar in Egypt during March 1916 during the First World War, as the 104th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery, part of 4th Field Artillery Brigade. The battery was disbanded in 1919, but the name was used for a new battery raised in 1965, which later formed part of the Auustralian military involvement in the Vietnam War. It is now one of three gun batteries in 1 Regt RAA.
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