List of South African Battle Honours
The South African National Defence Force follows the British Army system of awarding battle honours to military units, to recognize the battles and campaigns in which they have fought with distinction. The following is a list of battle honours with descriptions and listing the units for each battle honour:
Battle Honours of South Africa
South West Africa 1914–1915
- South West Africa 1914–1915 for the South West Africa campaign[7]
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- Description:
- Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment[8]
- Western Province Mounted Rifles[9]
- Umvoti Mounted Rifles[10]
- Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- Transvaal Horse Artillery[12]
- South African Heavy Artillery[13]
- SA MR Field Artillery[14]
- S.A. Police (1913–1994)[15]
- S.A. Mounted Rifles[16]
- South African Irish Regiment[17]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Rand Rifles[20]
- Rand Light Infantry[21]
- Pretoria Regiment[22]
- Potchefstroom Ruiters[23]
- Noordelike Transvaal Berede Skutters[24]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Natal Field Artillery[26]
- Midlandse Skutters[27]
- Midlandse Ruiters[28]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers[30]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Hartigan's Horse[32]
- Griqualand West Ruiters[33]
- Graaf-Reinet Ruiters[34]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Field Ambulance, 1st[36]
- Cape Town Rifles[37]
- Brand's O.V.S. Schutters[38]
- Bechuanaland Rifles, 9th Dismounted Rifles[39]
- Bechuanaland Rifles[40]
Bechuanaland 1896–97
- Name: Bechuanaland 1896–97[41]
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- Description: Cape military and police operations against the Batswana ("Bechuana") from December 1896 to August 1897. Most of the fighting took place in the Langberg mountains. The battle honour was: Bechuanaland 1896–97 (or 1897) Burgher force units which took part were granted their own honours in 1938: Betsjoeanaland 1896 ? Langberg 1897.[41]
South Africa 1899–1902
- Name: South Africa 1899–1902[42]
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- Description: From October 1899 until May 1902, British, Cape and Natal forces fought the neighbouring Boer republics, which eventually capitulated. Battle honours were authorised by the British government[42]
- Umvoti Mounted Rifles[10]
- Uitenhage Volunteer Rifles[43]
- Transkei Mounted Rifles[44]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Queenstown Rifle Volunteers[45]
- Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards[46]
- Natal Royal Regiment[47]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers[30]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Cape Town Rifles[37]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
- Border Mounted Rifles[48]
Western Desert 1941–43
- Name: Western Desert 1941–43[49]
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- Description:
- Umvoti Mounted Rifles[10]
- Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- S.A. Police (1913–1994)[15]
- South African Irish Regiment[17]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Regiment Vrystaat[50]
- Regiment Groot Karoo[51]
- Regiment Christiaan Beyers[52]
- Rand Light Infantry[21]
- Regiment President Steyn[53]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers[30]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Cape Town Rifles[37]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Gazala
- Name: Gazala from the Battle of Gazala[54]
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- Description: The Battle of Gazala (near the village of Arabic: عين الغزالة, romanized: ʿAyn al-Ġazāla, lit. 'Spring of the female Gazelle/the rising sun'
pronunciation) was fought during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, west of the port of Tobruk in Libya, from 26 May to 21 June 1942. Axis troops of the Panzerarmee Afrika (Generaloberst Erwin Rommel) consisting of German and Italian units fought the British Eighth Army (General Sir Claude Auchinleck, also Commander-in-Chief Middle East) composed mainly of British Commonwealth, Indian and Free French troops.
- Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- S.A. Police (1913–1994)[15]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Regiment Vrystaat[50]
- Regiment Groot Karoo[51]
- Regiment Christiaan Beyers[52]
- Rand Light Infantry[21]
- Regiment President Steyn[53]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Cape Town Rifles[37]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Alamein Defence
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- Name: Alamein Defence for the First Battle of El Alamein[57]
- Description:
- Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Regiment Vrystaat[50]
- Regiment Groot Karoo[51]
- Regiment Christiaan Beyers[52]
- Rand Light Infantry[21]
- Regiment President Steyn[53]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Cape Town Rifles[37]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
El Alamein
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- Name: El Alamein[59]
- Description: The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika) (which included the Afrika Korps under Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel) and Allied (British Imperial and Commonwealth) forces (United Kingdom, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) of the Eighth Army (under General Claude Auchinleck).
- Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Regiment Vrystaat[50]
- Regiment Groot Karoo[51]
- Regiment Christiaan Beyers[52]
- Rand Light Infantry[21]
- Regiment President Steyn[53]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Cape Town Rifles[37]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Italy 1944–45
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- Name: Italy 1944–45[60]
- Description:
- Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment[8]
- Special Service Battalion[61]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards[46]
- Pretoria Regiment[22]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Regiment de la Rey[62]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Chiusi
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Florence
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- Name: Florence[65]
- Description:
- Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment[8]
- Special Service Battalion[61]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards[46]
- Pretoria Regiment[22]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Regiment de la Rey[62]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
The Greve
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- Name: The Greve[66]
- Description:
- Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment[8]
- Special Service Battalion[61]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards[46]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Regiment de la Rey[62]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Gothic Line
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- Name: Gothic Line[67]
- Description:
- Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment[8]
- Special Service Battalion[61]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards[46]
- Pretoria Regiment[22]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Regiment de la Rey[62]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Monte Stanco
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Monte Pezza
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Sole/Caprara
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Po Valley
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- Name: Po Valley[71]
- Description:
- Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment[8]
- Special Service Battalion[61]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards[46]
- Pretoria Regiment[22]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Kimberley Volunteer Regiment[29]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- First City Volunteers of Grahamstown[35]
- Regiment de la Rey[62]
- Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own[4]
Gaika Gcaleka 1877
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Transkei 1879
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Basutoland 1880–81
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- Name: Basutoland 1880–81[74]
- A campaign, conducted against the Basotho in Basutoland (now Lesotho) from September 1880 to June 1881. The Cape transferred the Basutoland protectorate to Britain in 1884. Burgher force ("commando") units which served in this campaign were granted separate honours in 1938[74]
East Africa 1940–41
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Sidi Rezegh
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South Africa 1879
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| Awarded |
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| Unknown: South Africa 1879 Please see the Template:BattleHonour for help |
Relief of Ladysmith
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- Name: Relief of Ladysmith[83]
- Description: From October 1899 until May 1902, British, Cape and Natal forces fought the neighbouring Boer republics, which eventually capitulated. Battle honours were authorised by the British government[83]
- Umvoti Mounted Rifles[10]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Natal Royal Regiment[47]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
Natal 1906
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- Name: Natal 1906[84]
- Description: Natal operations (with Transvaal support) against the Zulu and Zondi between February and August 1906. The Natal government authorised a battle honour in 1908[84]
- Zululand Mounted Rifles[85]
- Umvoti Mounted Rifles[10]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Royal Durban Light Infantry[19]
- Northern Districts Mounted Rifles[86]
- Natal Royal Regiment[47]
- Natal Mounted Rifles[25]
- Imperial Light Horse[31]
- Border Mounted Rifles[48]
Bardia
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Griqualand West 1878
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Transkei 1880–81
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Defence of Kimberley
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Celleno
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Monte Vigese
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Monte Salvaro
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Defence of Ladysmith
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Gibeon
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Transkei 1877–78
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Umzintzani
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Kilimanjaro
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- Name: Kilimanjaro[115]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 9th (9 SAI)[116]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)[117]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)[118]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)[119]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 5th (5 SAI)[120]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 11th (11 SAI)[121]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 10th (10 SAI)[122]
- South African Cape Corps Service Battalion[123]
- SA Horse, 3rd (3rd SAH)[124]
- SA Field Ambulance, 5th[125]
- SA Field Ambulance, 4th[126]
- SA Field Ambulance, 3rd[127]
- SA Field Ambulance, 2nd[128]
- SA Field Ambulance, 1st[129]
- Cape Corps[130]
Behobeho
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Nyangao
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East Africa 1916–18
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- Name: East Africa 1916–18[134]
- Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 9th (9 SAI)[116]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)[117]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)[118]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)[119]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 5th (5 SAI)[120]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 11th (11 SAI)[121]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 10th (10 SAI)[122]
- South African Cape Corps Service Battalion[123]
- SA Horse, 9th (9th SAH)[135]
- SA Horse, 8th (8th SAH)[136]
- SA Horse, 4th (4th SAH)[137]
- SA Horse, 3rd (3rd SAH)[124]
- SA Horse, 10th (10th SAH)[133]
- SA Field Ambulance, 5th[125]
- SA Field Ambulance, 4th[126]
- SA Field Ambulance, 3rd[127]
- SA Field Ambulance, 2nd[128]
- SA Field Ambulance, 1st[129]
- S.A. Rifles[138]
- Cape Corps[130]
Palestine 1918
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France and Flanders 1916–18
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El Mughar
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Nebi Samwil
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Tel Asur
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Sharon
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Narungombe
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Gaza
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Calueque
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Bangui
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- Name: Bangui
- Description: On 20 February 2014 three units were awarded battle honours to be displayed on the unit colours for their participation in the Battle of Bangui in the Central African Republic during March 2013.[185]
- 1 Parachute Battalion
- 5 Special Forces Regiment
- 7 Medical Battalion
Other
These are Battle Honours listed by units which are not in the cited source.
Taieb el Essem
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- Name: Taieb el Essem
- Description: The South African Units formed a component of the 1st Brigade force that held a defensive box south of Sidi Rezegh. On 24-25 November 1941, this force repelled a heavy German armoured assault.[188]
Qattara Track
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- Name: Qattara Track
- Description: On 26-27 July 1942 a detachment of the Carbineers was involved in this subsidiary action in the Alamein defensive battles of July 1942. These series of engagements were pivotal in blunting the eastward rush of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps in the wake of the fall of Tobruk in June that year.[188]
Bir Sciafsciuf
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- Name: Bir Sciafsciuf
- Description: This minor engagement on 30 November 1941 was another episode in the Crusader offensive. A small Carbineer component was pitted against an enemy convoy in the vicinity of Sidi Rezegh.[188]
Battle Honours by Unit
Cape Town Highlanders
| Awarded |
|---|
| Lost Battle Honours |
|---|
Natal Mounted Rifles
| Awarded |
|---|
Royal Natal Carbineers
| Awarded to the Natal Carbineers |
|---|
South African Police
| Awarded to the South African Police |
|---|
Transvaal Scottish Regiment
| Battle Honours awarded to the Transvaal Scottish |
|---|
Cape Town Rifles
| Awarded to Cape Town Rifles |
|---|
General de_la Rey Regiment
| Awarded to General de la Rey Regiment |
|---|
Notes
- 2nd Version
- 1st Version
- The data was corrupted. This seems to be the correct name.
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On Thursday, 20 February, the Chief of the SANDF, General Solly Shoke, awarded Battle Honours to the units that were involved in The Battle of Bangui. The Battle Honours were conferred to 1 Parachute Battalion, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment and 7 Medical Battalion in a ceremony prior to the Armed Forces Day. These units were allowed to march with their Battle Honours for the first time on the Armed Forces Day parade.
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