Ted, Sorry that I don't know of the A.I.R., but, as I understand it, Australia had no standing army till after WW2, but had only a small cadre of permanent soldiers, because of this there was a loosely enforced obligation to be in some militia or school cadets forces prior to the time WW1 started. Hence a question appeared on attestation papers for soldiers joining the first AIF. as follows : "11. Do you belong to, or have ever served in, His Majesty's Army, the Marines, the Militia, the Militia Reserve, the Territorial Force, Royal Navy, or Colonial Forces ? If so, state which, and if not serving, state reason of discharge." The answers given in dossiers of three family members were : "Yes, Citizen Forces", "Yes", "No" but no units were mentioned in any case. Don't know the correct distinction between Militia, Militia Reserve or Colonial Forces - all the rest would have been British. Regards, Dave > > Ted wrote : > Subject: > Re: John Edward HOFF, A.I.R.? > From: > "Val Harris" <[email protected]> > Date: > Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:43:45 +1100 > To: > [email protected] > > If Australian Infantry Regiment is correct I would like the sender to > expand > on the answer as I have not previously heard of such a Unit. > > Where, when how and why was it raised and where did it serve? > > Ted > >