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| Wednesday 19th September 1962 | ||||
Captain-General Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II assumed the appointment of Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery on 19 September 1962.1 The title Captain-General originated in England in the 15th Century to denote an officer who was appointed as 'Commanding-in-Chief'; the title was displaced by Field Marshal from 1736. The title Captain General was re-introduced for the Royal Regiment of Artillery by His Majesty King George VI on 26 January 1951. In the Australian Army the appointment of Captain General is unique to The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. Prior to the re-introduction of the title Captain General the appointment had been titled Colonel-in-
Chief. This appointment has been made to the Royal Australian Artillery on only two occasions: a. 1908-1914 – Field Marshal The Right Honourable Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE KStJ VD PC.2 b. 1953-1962 – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.3 |
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| 1 | Army Routine Order No 14/62 | |||
| 2. | Despatch No 22, The Under Secretary of State to the Governor-General of Australia, dated 23 January 1908 | |||
| 3. | Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 76 dated 26 November 1953 | |||
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