Agent TypeOrganisationIdentifierUMA-AG-000000174HistoryThe Melbourne University Rifles was raised 5 March 1910 to provide military training for members of the University and Public Schools of Melbourne and Geelong. Prior to this after 1884, the University had provided the base for a company of the Mount Alexander Battalion of Volunteer Rifles. The present Melbourne University Regiment was raised 1 April 1948 to provide officers for the CMF and in so doing provide military training for undergraduates. The unit was originally organised into full battalion structure Throughout the 1959s and 1960s, the manning levels fluctuated as the unit played host to National Service schemes.
Melbourne University Regiment (MUR) (1910-), [UMA-AG-000000174]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 02/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/58597
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