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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:04 pm    Post subject: South African Infantry Reply with quote

Simply South African Infantry or 'Royal' South African Infantry?

Maybe a stupid question but I'd appreciate which is correct.

Thanks,

Anne
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Without Royal Anne. I don't think any South African units were prefixed Royal.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Adam.

I didn't think there was a 'Royal', but always best checking.

Anne Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anne - I think the memories of the South African (Boer) War were too fresh to allow words like Royal to be used.
Just to confuse things more, the 4 Infantry Units which made up the Brigade sent to the Western Front were called Regiments rather than Battalions.
The 4th Regiment was also known as the Transvaal Scottish and are usually included on the Scottish National War Memorial.
There's a real good (and short) history here:
http://www.1914-1918.net/south_africa.html
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Ken.

Sometimes the more you read to try and find things, the more you become confused.

Or maybe that's just me!!

Anne Laughing
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