[1] The regiment was named in honour of General Sir John Monash, one of Australia's most famous soldiers and arguably one of the most effective commanders on the Western Front during World War I.

[2] As a training unit, MONUR does not carry any battle honours on its colours which are laid up in the Religious Centre on the Clayton campus of Monash University.

[citation needed] For much of the 2000s decade, MONUR came under the command of the Royal Military College of Australia, a brigade-sized formation that included RMC-D and all university regiments in the Australian Army.

All new inductees to the Officer Cadet's Mess (named in honour of Lieutenant David Sabben, MG) were required to denounce any allegiance to the sister unit.

[citation needed] MONUR's regimental quick march is "Imperial Echoes", which was composed by Arnold Safroni in 1913 and used as the signature tune of the BBC Newsreel feature during World War II.