51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment (51 FNQR)
*** Local Caption *** The Australian Defence Force (ADF) commemorated the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion on Thursday Island, Queensland on 16-17 March 2023.
During the Second World War, 880 Torres Strait Islanders enlisted into the Battalion to defend Australia�s northern borders from Japanese invasion. Today, descendants of the Battalion continue to serve in the ADF across Australia, many within Thursday Island�s Charlie (Sarpeye) Company of 51st Bat