Battle Honours[]
Main article: Battle honours of South Africa
Battle Honours with descriptions and listing the units for each Battle Honour awarded
South West Africa 1915[]
- Name: South West Africa 1915[1]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. South West Africa 1914-1915[]
- Name: South West Africa 1914-1915[7]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- President Steyn Regiment[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[54]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- President Steyn Regiment[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]
Alem Hamza[]
- Name: Alem Hamza[55]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Best Post[]
- Name: Best Post[56]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Alamein Defence[]
- Name: Alamein Defence[57]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- President Steyn Regiment[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 Box[]
- Name: Alamein Box[58]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. El Alamein[]
- Name: El Alamein[59]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- President Steyn Regiment[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[]
- Name: Italy 1944-45[60]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
Casino II[]
- Name: Casino II[63]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Chiusi[]
- Name: Chiusi[64]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Florence[]
- Name: Florence[65]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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[]
- Name: The Greve[66]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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[]
- Name: Gothic Line[67]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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[]
- Name: Monte Stanco[68]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Monte Pezza[]
- Name: Monte Pezza[69]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Sole/Caprara[]
- Name: Sole/Caprara[70]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Po Valley[]
- Name: Po Valley[71]
- Description:
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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[]
- 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]
- Transkei 1879[73]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- Basutoland 1880-81[74]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- Bechuanaland 1897[75]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - East Africa 1940-41[76]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - El Wak[77]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - The Juba[78]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Combolcia[79]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Amba Alagi[80]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Sidi Rezegh[81]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - South Africa 1879[82]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- Relief of Ladysmith[83]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - 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]
- 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]
- Natal 1906[84]
- 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]
- 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]
- Bardia[87]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Point 204[88]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - S.A. Police (1913-1994)[15]
- Royal Natal Carbineers[18]
- Madagascar 1942[89]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Griqualand West 1878[90]
- A campaign by Cape Colony forces against the Koranna on the colony's northern border (the Orange River) in 1878.[90]
- Transkei 1880-81[91]
- 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.[91]
Defence of Kimberley[]
- Name: Defence of Kimberley[92]
- 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[92]
- Celleno[93]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Monte Porro del Bagno[94]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Monte Vigese[95]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Monte Salvaro[96]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Defence of Ladysmith[97]
- 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[97]
- Gibeon[98]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - MerSouth Africa Belafarit[99]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Dadaba[100]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Best Post[56]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - The Tiber[101]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Madagascar[102]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Bagno Regio[104]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Sarteano[105]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - La Foce[106]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Catarelto Ridge[107]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Transkei 1877-78[108]
- 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.[108]
- Umzintzani[109]
- 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.[109]
- Allerona[110]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Monte Querciabella[111]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Monte Fili[112]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Campo Santo Bridge[113]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Kilimanjaro[114]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - South African Infantry Regiment, 9th (9 SAI)[115]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)[116]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)[117]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)[118]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 5th (5 SAI)[119]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 11th (11 SAI)[120]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 10th (10 SAI)[121]
- South African Cape Corps Service Battalion[122]
- SA Horse, 3rd (3rd SAH)[123]
- SA Field Ambulance, 5th[124]
- SA Field Ambulance, 4th[125]
- SA Field Ambulance, 3rd[126]
- SA Field Ambulance, 2nd[127]
- SA Field Ambulance, 1st[128]
- Cape Corps (2)[129]
- Behobeho[130]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Nyangao[131]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - East Africa 1916-18[133]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 9th (9 SAI)[115]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)[116]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)[117]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)[118]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 5th (5 SAI)[119]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 11th (11 SAI)[120]
- South African Infantry Regiment, 10th (10 SAI)[121]
- South African Cape Corps Service Battalion[122]
- SA Horse, 9th (9th SAH)[134]
- SA Horse, 8th (8th SAH)[135]
- SA Horse, 4th (4th SAH)[136]
- SA Horse, 3rd (3rd SAH)[123]
- SA Horse, 10th (10th SAH)[132]
- SA Field Ambulance, 5th[124]
- SA Field Ambulance, 4th[125]
- SA Field Ambulance, 3rd[126]
- SA Field Ambulance, 2nd[127]
- SA Field Ambulance, 1st[128]
- S.A. Rifles[137]
- Cape Corps (2)[129]
- Megiddo[138]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Nablus[139]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Palestine 1918[140]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Mega[141]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Yonte[142]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Diredawa[143]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Sollum[144]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Transvaal Scottish Regiment[11]
- S.A. Police (1913-1994)[15]
- Alem Hamza[55]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Acroma Keep[145]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - Egypt 1916[146]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - South African Field Ambulance, 1st[147]
- Somme 1916[148]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - South African Field Ambulance, 1st[147]
- Delville Wood[149]
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. - South African Field Ambulance, 1st[147]
- Arras[150]
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- Scarpe 1917[151]
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- The Tiber[101]