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3 SA Infantry Battalion moved to Potchefstroom on 5 December 1968 with Commandant B.A. Ferreira as the new Commanding Officer. 3 SAI was given operational status, an additional responsibility. Two infantry Battalions were organised under the command of one Commanding Officer. During 1970, 3 SA Infantry Battalion was transformed into a force-in ...
Shoulder badge of brigade with '3' Military unit The 3rd South African Infantry Regiment (3 SAI) was an infantry regiment of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force during the First World War .
Kimberley Regiment Cap Badge circa 1899. The regiment's origins lie in the early, lawless, diamond rush days in Kimberley in the 1870s. To bring law and order to the region, which was then known as Griqualand West, the government encouraged the formation of part-time volunteer forces.
2nd Royal Natal Carbineers (From 9 Sep - 3 Oct 40) 1st Regiment Botha (From Sep - Nov 40) 1st Pretoria Highlanders (From Nov 40) The Cape Town Highlanders (From 6 Nov 40) 2nd Natal Mounted Rifles (From 23 Nov 40) 10th South African Infantry Brigade (Raised July 1940. Replaced 8th Bde in Nov 40.) The Kimberley Regiment; 2nd Witwatersrand Rifles
The origin of this unit is the Kimberley Town Guard which raised in October 1899 to defend the city from Boer Republican attack. By November 1899 the strength of the Town Guard, had been increased to 130 officers and 2,520 non-commissioned officers and men. During the siege of Kimberly, the Town Guard, held trenches and defensive works. [1]
The SACC Maintenance Unit was formed in 1979 from some of the members of the original service battalion. The original combat battalion was renamed 1st Battalion when the 2nd Battalion was raised in December 1984. The 3rd Battalion was raised in Kimberley in 1989. The SACC School and SACC School for Junior Leaders were founded.
One Battalion: Part of: South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve: Garrison/HQ: Quaggapoort, Northern Pretoria: Quaggapoort Commando was a light ...
Danie Theron Combat School was established near Kimberley around 1967, aimed at primary infantry training for the Commando system. The school was initially called the Commando Combat School, but by 1968 was renamed in honour of Danie Theron, a renowned Boer war soldier.