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The Officers of the New South Wales Marine Corps (1786-1791) were commanders of the first European military force to be stationed on the continent of Australia.
Quick Facts New South Wales Marine Corps, Active ...
New South Wales Marine Corps | |
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![]() The uniform of the British Marines. Engraving by Joseph Stadler, 1815. | |
Active | 1786-1791 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Her Majesty's Naval Service |
Type | Marine Infantry |
Size | One battalion |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Major Robert Ross 1786-1791 |
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The New South Wales Marines were established in 1786 to guard convicts aboard the First Fleet to Botany Bay, and to preserve "subordination and regularity" in the settlement of New South Wales.[1]
Officers were chosen from among British Marine volunteers. Enlistment requirements mandated that they were at least five and a half feet tall,[2] with previous satisfactory service in the Marines[3] and having the appearance of being " the stoutest, fittest and healthiest [of] men."[4]