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

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  • Name: South West Africa 1915[1]

 

South West Africa 1914–1915

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  • Name: Bechuanaland 1896–97[41]

 

South Africa 1899–1902

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  • Name: South Africa 1899–1902[42]

 

Western Desert 1941–43

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  • Name: Western Desert 1941–43[49]

 

Gazala

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Alem Hamza

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  • Name: Alem Hamza[55]

 

Best Post

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Alamein Defence

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Alamein Box

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El Alamein

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Italy 1944–45

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Casino II

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Chiusi

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Florence

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The Greve

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Gothic Line

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Monte Stanco

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Monte Pezza

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Sole/Caprara

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Po Valley

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Gaika Gcaleka 1877

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Transkei 1879

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  • 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]

Basutoland 1880–81

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Bechuanaland 1897

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East Africa 1940–41

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El Wak

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The Juba

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Combolcia

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Amba Alagi

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Sidi Rezegh

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South Africa 1879

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Battle Honours
Awarded
Unknown: South Africa 1879

Please see the Template:BattleHonour for help

Relief of Ladysmith

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Natal 1906

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Bardia

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Point 204

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Madagascar 1942

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Griqualand West 1878

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Transkei 1880–81

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  • 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]

Defence of Kimberley

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  • Name: Defence of Kimberley[96]
  • 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[96]

Celleno

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Monte Porro del Bagno

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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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Mersa Belafarit

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Dadaba

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Best Post

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The Tiber

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Madagascar

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Bagno Regio

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Sarteano

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La Foce

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Catarelto Ridge

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Transkei 1877–78

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  • Name: Transkei 1877–78[113]
  • 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.[113]

Umzintzani

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Allerona

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Monte Querciabella

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Monte Fili

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Campo Santo Bridge

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Kilimanjaro

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Behobeho

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Nyangao

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East Africa 1916–17

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East Africa 1917–18

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East Africa 1916–18

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Megiddo

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Cape of Good Hope

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Nablus

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Palestine 1918

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Mega

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Yonte

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Diredawa

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Sollum

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Alem Hamza

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Acroma Keep

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Egypt 1916

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Somme 1916

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Delville Wood

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Arras

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Scarpe 1917

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Ypres 1917

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Menin Road

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Selle

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Sambre

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Map of Sambre, France

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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German East Africa 1916–18

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Halfaya

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Commonwealth Keep

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Tobruk

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Kunene

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South West Africa/Angola 1975–1976

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South West Africa/Angola 1976–1989

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Rhodesia 1967–75

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Gaza

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Alem el Halfa

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Paliano

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Rome

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The Tiber

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South West Africa/Zambia 1979

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Cuito Cuanaval

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Mulemba/Mulola

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Xangongo/Ongiva

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Mavinga II

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Mavinga III

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Calueque

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Bangui

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Other

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These are Battle Honours listed by units which are not in the cited source.

El Yibo

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Springbok Road

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Bir Temrad

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Cassinga / Chetequera

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Messines 1918

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Hindenburg Line

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Cambrai 1918

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Pursuit to Mons

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France and Flanders 1918

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Le Transloy

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Kemmel

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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.[192]

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.[192]

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.[192]

Wepener

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Battle Honours by Unit

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Cape Town Highlanders

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Battle Honours
Awarded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Battle Honours
Lost Battle Honours
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Natal Mounted Rifles

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Battle Honours
Awarded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Royal Natal Carbineers

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Battle Honours
Awarded to the Natal Carbineers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


South African Police

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Battle Honours
Awarded to the South African Police
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transvaal Scottish Regiment

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Battle Honours
Battle Honours awarded to the Transvaal Scottish
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cape Town Rifles

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Battle Honours
Awarded to Cape Town Rifles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

General de_la Rey Regiment

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Battle Honours
Awarded to General de la Rey Regiment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Notes

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  1. ^ 2nd Version
  2. ^ 1st Version
  3. ^ The data was corrupted. This seems to be the correct name.

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