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List of South African Battle Honours

• Name: South West Africa 1915^[1]

• • Southern Rifles^[a][2]
  • Southern Rifles^[b][3]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]
  • Cape Garrison Artillery^[5]
  • Cape Field Artillery^[6]

• South West Africa 1914–1915 for the South West Africa campaign^[7]

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  • 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]

• Name: Bechuanaland 1896–97^[41]

• 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]
  • Kimberley Volunteer Regiment^[29]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: South Africa 1899–1902^[42]

• 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]

• Name: Western Desert 1941–43^[49]

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  • 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]

• Name: Gazala from the Battle of Gazala^[54]

• 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 TobrukinLibya, 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]

• Name: Alem Hamza^[55]

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  • Transvaal Scottish Regiment^[11]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: Best Post^[56]
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  • Natal Mounted Rifles^[25]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: Alamein Defence for the First Battle of El Alamein^[57]
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  • 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]

• Name: Alamein Box^[58]
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  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • Imperial Light Horse^[31]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• 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]

• Name: Italy 1944–45^[60]
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  • 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]

• Name: Casino II^[63]
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  • Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment^[8]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • 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]

• Name: Chiusi^[64]
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  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: Florence^[65]
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  • 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]

• Name: The Greve^[66]
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  • 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]

• Name: Gothic Line^[67]
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  • 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]

• Name: Monte Stanco^[68]
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  • Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment^[8]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
  • Regiment de la Rey^[62]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: Monte Pezza^[69]
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  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: Sole/Caprara^[70]
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  • Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment^[8]
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
  • Regiment de la Rey^[62]
  • Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own^[4]

• Name: Po Valley^[71]
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  • 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]

• Name: Gaika Gcaleka 1877^[72]
• Description: Operations by British and Cape Colony forces against the Ngqika ("Gaika") and Gcaleka nations on the colony's eastern frontier, from September 1877 to June 1878.^[72]
  • Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards^[46]
  • Kimberley Volunteer Regiment^[29]
  • Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers^[30]
  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: Transkei 1879^[73]
  • A Cape unit, which was stationed in the Transkei to release a British regiment for active service, has this, its own honour for this period^[73]
    • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• 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]
    • Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards^[46]
    • Kimberley Volunteer Regiment^[29]
    • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
    • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: Bechuanaland 1897^[75]
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  • Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards^[46]
  • Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers^[30]
  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: East Africa 1940–41^[76]
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  • South African Irish Regiment^[17]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Regiment Vrystaat^[50]
  • Regiment Christiaan Beyers^[52]
  • Regiment President Steyn^[53]
  • Natal Mounted Rifles^[25]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: El Wak^[77]
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  • Transvaal Scottish Regiment^[11]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: The Juba^[78]
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  • Transvaal Scottish Regiment^[11]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: Combolcia^[79]
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  • Transvaal Scottish Regiment^[11]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: Amba Alagi^[80]
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  • Transvaal Scottish Regiment^[11]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: Sidi Rezegh^[81]
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  • Transvaal Scottish Regiment^[11]
  • South African Irish Regiment^[17]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Regiment Vrystaat^[50]
  • Regiment Christiaan Beyers^[52]
  • Regiment President Steyn^[53]
  • Cape Town Rifles^[37]

• Name: South Africa 1879^[82]
• Description: British and Natal forces invaded Zululand in January 1879 and conquered it after a hard 6-month campaign. The Natal government authorised a battle honour in 1909.^[82]
  • Umvoti Mounted Rifles^[10]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • Natal Mounted Rifles^[25]
  • Border Mounted Rifles^[48]

• 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]

• 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]

• Name: Bardia^[87]
• Description: On 2 January 1942, Bardia was re-taken by the South African 2nd Infantry Division, led by 1st Battalion, Royal Durban Light Infantry,^[88] supported by the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment^[89] and also the South African 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Light Anti-Aircraft).^[90] The South Africans lost approximately 160 men,^[88] and the operation freed about 1,150^[88] Allied prisoners of war (including 650 New Zealanders) and took some 8,500 Axis prisoners (German and Italian).^{[91]: 149–168 [88]}
  • S.A. Police (1913–1994)^[15]
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry^[19]
  • Regiment Groot Karoo^[51]
  • Rand Light Infantry^[21]
  • Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers^[30]
  • Imperial Light Horse^[31]

• Name: Point 204^[92]
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  • S.A. Police (1913–1994)^[15]
  • Royal Natal Carbineers^[18]

• Name: Madagascar 1942^[93]
• Description:
  • First City Volunteers of Grahamstown^[35]

• Name: Griqualand West 1878^[94]
• Description: A campaign by Cape Colony forces against the Koranna on the colony's northern border (the Orange River) in 1878.^[94]
  • Kimberley Volunteer Regiment^[29]

• Name: Transkei 1880–81^[95]
• Description: One of two concurrent campaigns by Cape Colony forces against African subjects who resisted a government police outlawing ownership of firearms. This was conducted against the Xhosa in the Transkei from October 1880 until April 1881.^[95]
  • Kimberley Volunteer Regiment^[29]