1RAR brings home the Duke of Gloucester Cup in Army’s peak infantry skills test
THE GURKHA TROPHY
(awarded to the section which demonstrates the best skills during live fire activities)
1st: 2RAR
2nd: 7RAR
3rd: 5RAR
THE OSCMAR TROPHY
(awarded to the section that displays the best battle endurance)
1st: 1RAR
2nd: 7RAR
3rd: 5RAR
THE SIR ARTHUR MACDONALD TROPHY
(awarded to the section that displays the best foundation war fighting skills)
1st: 2RAR
2nd: 1RAR
3rd: 6RAR
THE D.S.M. ROACHE MEMORIAL CUP
(awarded to the soldier who displays the best individual infantry soldier skills)
1st: LCpl Leigh Dods (6RAR)
2nd: Cpl Brodie Keating (1RAR)
3rd: Cpl Andrew Organ (3RAR)
Reference: Army The Soldiers Newspaper, Edition 1358 August 27, 2015
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Hitsory of the Duke of Gloucester Cup
The Gloucester Cup is the common name for three awards of the Australian Defence Force. Formally referred to as the Duke of Gloucester Cup, the three awards are presented to the most efficient infantry battalion of the Australian Army, ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the previous year. The awards were created by Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester in 1946, while he was serving as the Governor-General of Australia, and were first presented in 1947.