13th Brigade

13th Brigade The 13th Brigade is a full-time/Reserve Brigade of the Australian Army based in Western Australia.

13th Brigade is an agile, responsive and capable Army Reserve formation headquartered at Irwin Barracks, Karrakatta, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia. 13th Brigade currently consists of the following units:

- Headquarters 13th Brigade
- 10th Light Horse Regiment
- 13th Engineer Regiment
- 11/28th Battalion, the Royal Western Australia Regiment
- 16th Battalion, the Royal Western Australia

Regiment
- 13th Combat Service Support Battalion
- 109th Signal Squadron

The following units now come under separate command arrangements but support 13th Brigade:

- Western Australian University Regiment
- 3 Battery, 9th Regiment, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery

The 13th Brigade was originally raised in Egypt in 1916 as part of the 4th Division of the AIF (Australian Imperial Force). It saw extensive service during the First World War on the Western Front in France and Belgium. It was raised again as part of the Citizen's Force in 1921 in Perth, Western Australia, and was mobilised at the commencement of the Second World War in 1939. It operated in defence of Western Australia and the Northern territory before deploying overseas to take part in the New Britain campaign. The brigade reformed after the war in 1948 as part of the Citizen's Military Forces. It was disbanded during a divisional reorganisation in the 1960s but reformed again in 1988 under its current structure as a reserve brigade of the 2nd Division. Today’s 13th Brigade provides soldiers and task groups that are mission-ready to deploy on domestic security and regional stabilisation operations. It also provides deployable force elements to reinforce the Townsville based 3rd Brigade during periods of high readiness. The brigade is recognised for its reliable and valuable contribution to Australia's security and has a proven track-record delivering important combat capability to the Army. In recent years, 13th Brigade soldiers have deployed on operations to Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands, as well as other domestic security operations and Defence Aid to Civil Community tasks.

Eyes in the sky 👀3BTY UAV operators providing overwatch during Exercise Austral Shield on Garden Island 🛡️📷 FLGOFF Micha...
03/09/2026

Eyes in the sky 👀

3BTY UAV operators providing overwatch during Exercise Austral Shield on Garden Island 🛡️

📷 FLGOFF Michael Thomas

Do you ever get that feeling someone's watching you? 👀Combat Team Alpha conducting approach surveillance on Garden Islan...
01/09/2026

Do you ever get that feeling someone's watching you? 👀

Combat Team Alpha conducting approach surveillance on Garden Island during Exercise Austral Shield 🛡️🪖

Today 13th Brigade and Edith Cowan University (ECU) launched Exercise Western Dawn 2026 at Irwin Barracks.Over the next...
28/08/2026

Today 13th Brigade and Edith Cowan University (ECU) launched Exercise Western Dawn 2026 at Irwin Barracks.

Over the next two weeks, some of the brightest minds from Defence, industry and academia will join forces to design, prototype and test innovative robotics solutions to modern warfare problems 🦾💡🤝

A radiant Southern Cross, courtesy of 11th/28th Battalion mortar teams 🇦🇺🫡
27/08/2026

A radiant Southern Cross, courtesy of 11th/28th Battalion mortar teams 🇦🇺🫡

When you don’t have a whiteboard, you improvise 🎓📷 CPL Matthew Willis
26/08/2026

When you don’t have a whiteboard, you improvise 🎓

📷 CPL Matthew Willis

Little-known fact: Dachshunds were originally bred to hunt badgers and suppress enemy infantry 🐕💥📷 LSIS Zac Di**le
14/08/2026

Little-known fact: Dachshunds were originally bred to hunt badgers and suppress enemy infantry 🐕💥

📷 LSIS Zac Di**le

16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment 😎
12/08/2026

16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment 😎

When the enemy armour is 2000m away but you've brought the perfect solution 👌 😎📷 CPL Saar Hayon
12/08/2026

When the enemy armour is 2000m away but you've brought the perfect solution 👌 😎

📷 CPL Saar Hayon

Aim small, miss small 🎯 Sniper training on Exercise Dernancourt 📷 SGT Edward Lyons
07/08/2026

Aim small, miss small 🎯
Sniper training on Exercise Dernancourt

📷 SGT Edward Lyons

All smiles at the 2026 Perth Supercars 🏎️ 😎 📷 CPL Nakia Chapman
05/08/2026

All smiles at the 2026 Perth Supercars 🏎️ 😎

📷 CPL Nakia Chapman

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Irwin Barracks, Stubbs Terrace
Perth, WA
6010

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