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This article is about a military award in British tradition. For the American equivalent, see Campaign streamer. The regimental colours of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, displaying the battle honours awarded to the regiment. A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible. In European military tradition, military units may be acknowledged for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. In Great Britain and those countries of the Commonwealth which share a common military legacy with the British, battle honours are awarded to selected military units as official acknowledgement for their achievements in specific wars or operations of a military campaign. These honours usually take the form of a place and a date (e.g. "Cambrai 1917"). Theatre honours , a ty...

Australian military districts, October 1939 The 1st Military District was an administrative district of the Australian Army. During the Second World War, the 1st Military District covered all of Queensland, with its headquarters at Brisbane. References .mw-parser-output .refbeginfont-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ullist-style-type:none;margin-left:0.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>dl>ddmargin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em;list-style:none.mw-parser-output .refbegin-100font-size:100% Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin; Bou, Jean (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195517842.   Coordinates: 27°28′05″S 153°01′41″E  /  27.468°S 153.028°E  / -27.468; 153.028  ( Brisb...

This article is about the metropolitan area of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). City in Queensland, Australia Brisbane Queensland Skyline from Kangaroo Point Cliffs; Queenslander architecture, North Stradbroke Island; Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, City Hall; Story Bridge, St John's Cathedral; Treasury Building, Merivale Bridge Map of the Brisbane metropolitan area Brisbane Coordinates 27°28′S 153°02′E  /  27.467°S 153.033°E  / -27.467; 153.033 Coordinates: 27°28′S 153°02′E  /  27.467°S 153.033°E  / -27.467; 153.033 Population 2,408,223 (2016) [1]  (3rd)  • Density 148/km 2  (380/sq mi) Established 13 May 1825  ( 1825-05-13 ) Area 15,842 km 2 (6,116.6 sq mi) [2] (2016 GCCSA) Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00) Location 732 km (455 mi) N of Sydney [3] 945 km...