-- South African Battle Honour Data (SSOT)
-- Fields: Name, Image, Link, Description, Note, Period, SortKey, Units
-- Alias keys (SWA15, SWA14_15) point at the same logical honours as the long keys.
-- Initial data by John Dovey (13 April 2023) [[User:BoonDock]]; overhaul 2026.
local data = {
-- === Colonial and pre-Union campaigns ===
Cape_of_Good_Hope = {
Name = "Cape of Good Hope",
Image = "Cape of Good Hope Embroidered.png",
Link = "Cape of Good Hope",
Description = "Early Cape honour associated with service at the Cape of Good Hope; retained on some South African unit colour lines.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "180601",
Units = {
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
Gaika_Gcaleka_1877 = {
Name = "Gaika Gcaleka 1877",
Image = "Gaika Gcaleka 1877 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Ninth Xhosa War",
Description = "Cape colonial operations in the Ninth Xhosa War (also called the Gaika–Gcaleka War) of 1877–78 on the eastern frontier.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "187701",
Units = {
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Griqualand_West_1878 = {
Name = "Griqualand West 1878",
Image = "Griqualand West 1878 Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Griqualand West 1878",
Description = "Operations in Griqualand West during colonial frontier fighting in 1878.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "187801",
Units = {
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
},
},
Transkei_1877_78 = {
Name = "Transkei 1877-78",
Image = "Transkei 1877-78 Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Transkei 1877-78",
Description = "Cape forces’ campaigning in the Transkei during the 1877–78 frontier wars.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "187801",
Units = {
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
},
},
South_Africa_1879 = {
Name = "South Africa 1879",
Image = "South Africa 1879 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Anglo-Zulu War",
Description = "Participation in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, including colonial and imperial operations in Zululand and Natal.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "187901",
Units = {
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles|Border Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
Transkei_1879 = {
Name = "Transkei 1879",
Image = "Transkei 1879 Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Transkei 1879",
Description = "Further Transkei operations associated with the 1879 campaigning period.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "187902",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Umzintzani = {
Name = "Umzintzani",
Image = "Umzintzani Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Umzintzani",
Description = "Honour for action at Umzintzani during late-nineteenth-century Cape frontier operations.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "187903",
Units = {
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
},
},
Basutoland_1880_81 = {
Name = "Basutoland 1880-81",
Image = "Basutoland 1880-81 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Basuto Gun War",
Description = "Cape Colony operations in Basutoland (Lesotho) during the Basuto Gun War of 1880–81.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "188001",
Units = {
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Transkei_1880_81 = {
Name = "Transkei 1880-81",
Image = "Transkei 1880-81 Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Transkei 1880-81",
Description = "Transkei campaigning concurrent with the Basuto Gun War period (1880–81).",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "188002",
Units = {
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
},
},
Bechuanaland_1896_97 = {
Name = "Bechuanaland 1896-97",
Image = "Bechuanaland 1896-97 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Bechuanaland",
Description = "Cape military and police operations against Batswana communities from December 1896 to August 1897, largely in the Langeberg (Langberg) mountains.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "189612",
Units = {
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Bechuanaland_1897 = {
Name = "Bechuanaland 1897",
Image = "Bechualand 1897 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Bechuanaland",
Description = "Related Bechuanaland honour dated 1897 for the same Langeberg campaigning season.",
Note = "Commons filename uses historical misspelling Bechualand.",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "189701",
Units = {
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Natal_1906 = {
Name = "Natal 1906",
Image = "Natal 1906 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Bambatha Rebellion",
Description = "Natal militia and police operations during the Bambatha (Zulu) Rebellion of 1906.",
Note = "",
Period = "Colonial",
SortKey = "190601",
Units = {
"[[Zululand Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Northern Districts Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Natal Royal Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles|Border Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
-- === Second Boer War ===
Defence_of_Kimberley = {
Name = "Defence of Kimberley",
Image = "Defence of Kimberley Embroidered.png",
Link = "Siege of Kimberley",
Description = "Defence of Kimberley during its siege (October 1899 – February 1900) in the Second Boer War.",
Note = "",
Period = "AngloBoer",
SortKey = "189910",
Units = {
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
},
},
South_Africa_1899_1902 = {
Name = "South Africa 1899-1902",
Image = "South Africa 1899-1902 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Second Boer War",
Description = "Theatre honour for the Second Boer War (October 1899 – May 1902), covering Cape, Natal and imperial/colonial units authorised by the British government.",
Note = "",
Period = "AngloBoer",
SortKey = "189910",
Units = {
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Uitenhage Volunteer Rifles]]",
"[[Transkei Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Queenstown Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Natal Royal Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles|Border Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
Defence_of_Ladysmith = {
Name = "Defence of Ladysmith",
Image = "Defence of Ladysmith Embroidered.png",
Link = "Siege of Ladysmith",
Description = "Defence of Ladysmith during the Boer siege from November 1899 to February 1900.",
Note = "",
Period = "AngloBoer",
SortKey = "189911",
Units = {
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles|Border Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
Relief_of_Ladysmith = {
Name = "Relief of Ladysmith",
Image = "Relief of Ladysmith Embroidered.png",
Link = "Relief of Ladysmith",
Description = "Operations culminating in the relief of Ladysmith in late February 1900.",
Note = "",
Period = "AngloBoer",
SortKey = "190002",
Units = {
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Natal Royal Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
Wepener = {
Name = "Wepener",
Image = "Wepener Embroidered.png",
Link = "Siege of Wepener",
Description = "Defence of Wepener (Jammerberg Drift) during the Boer siege of April–May 1900.",
Note = "",
Period = "AngloBoer",
SortKey = "190004",
Units = {
"[[Kaffrarian Rifles]]",
},
},
-- === First World War — South West Africa ===
SWA14_15 = {
Name = "South West Africa 1914–1915",
Image = "South West Africa 1914-1915 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South West Africa campaign",
Description = "Theatre honour for the South West Africa campaign of 1914–1915 against German colonial forces.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_SWA",
SortKey = "191409",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Western Province Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Transvaal Horse Artillery]]",
"[[South African Heavy Artillery]]",
"[[SA MR Field Artillery]]",
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
"[[S.A. Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[South African Irish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Rand Rifles]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Potchefstroom Ruiters]]",
"[[Noordelike Transvaal Berede Skutters]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Natal Field Artillery]]",
"[[Midlandse Skutters]]",
"[[Midlandse Ruiters]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Hartigan's Horse]]",
"[[Griqualand West Ruiters]]",
"[[Graaf-Reinet Ruiters]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Brand's O.V.S. Schutters]]",
"[[Bechuanaland Rifles, 9th Dismounted Rifles]]",
"[[Bechuanaland Rifles]]",
},
},
South_West_Africa_1914_1915 = {
Name = "South West Africa 1914–1915",
Image = "South West Africa 1914-1915 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South West Africa campaign",
Description = "Theatre honour for the South West Africa campaign of 1914–1915 against German colonial forces.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_SWA",
SortKey = "191409",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Western Province Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Transvaal Horse Artillery]]",
"[[South African Heavy Artillery]]",
"[[SA MR Field Artillery]]",
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
"[[S.A. Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[South African Irish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Rand Rifles]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Potchefstroom Ruiters]]",
"[[Noordelike Transvaal Berede Skutters]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Natal Field Artillery]]",
"[[Midlandse Skutters]]",
"[[Midlandse Ruiters]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Hartigan's Horse]]",
"[[Griqualand West Ruiters]]",
"[[Graaf-Reinet Ruiters]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Brand's O.V.S. Schutters]]",
"[[Bechuanaland Rifles, 9th Dismounted Rifles]]",
"[[Bechuanaland Rifles]]",
},
},
SWA15 = {
Name = "South West Africa 1915",
Image = "South West Africa 1915 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South West Africa campaign",
Description = "Campaign honour for the 1915 conquest of German South West Africa by Union forces.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_SWA",
SortKey = "191501",
Units = {
"[[Southern Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
"[[Cape Garrison Artillery]]",
"[[Cape Field Artillery]]",
},
},
South_West_Africa_1915 = {
Name = "South West Africa 1915",
Image = "South West Africa 1915 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South West Africa campaign",
Description = "Campaign honour for the 1915 conquest of German South West Africa by Union forces.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_SWA",
SortKey = "191501",
Units = {
"[[Southern Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
"[[Cape Garrison Artillery]]",
"[[Cape Field Artillery]]",
},
},
Gibeon = {
Name = "Gibeon",
Image = "Gibeon Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Gibeon",
Description = "Action at Gibeon (25 April 1915) during the South West Africa campaign, where Union mounted troops defeated a German force.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_SWA",
SortKey = "191504",
Units = {
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
-- === First World War — East Africa ===
East_Africa_1916_17 = {
Name = "East Africa 1916-17",
Image = "East Africa 1916-17 Embroidered.png",
Link = "East African campaign (World War I)",
Description = "East African theatre honour for Union units campaigning against German East Africa in 1916–17.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191601",
Units = {
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
East_Africa_1916_18 = {
Name = "East Africa 1916-18",
Image = "East Africa 1916-18 Embroidered.png",
Link = "East African campaign (World War I)",
Description = "Broader East African theatre honour covering 1916–18 operations against German East Africa.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191601",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 9th (9 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 5th (5 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 11th (11 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 10th (10 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[SA Horse, 9th (9th SAH)]]",
"[[SA Horse, 8th (8th SAH)]]",
"[[SA Horse, 4th (4th SAH)]]",
"[[SA Horse, 3rd (3rd SAH)]]",
"[[SA Horse, 10th (10th SAH)]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 5th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 3rd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
"[[S.A. Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
German_East_Africa_1916_18 = {
Name = "German East Africa 1916-18",
Image = "German East Africa 1916-1918 Embroidered.png",
Link = "East African campaign (World War I)",
Description = "Honour for service in German East Africa during the First World War East African campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191601",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
},
},
Kilimanjaro = {
Name = "Kilimanjaro",
Image = "Kilimanjaro Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Kilimanjaro",
Description = "Operations around Mount Kilimanjaro early in the East African campaign (1916).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191603",
Units = {
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 9th (9 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 5th (5 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 11th (11 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 10th (10 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[SA Horse, 3rd (3rd SAH)]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 5th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 3rd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
Behobeho = {
Name = "Behobeho",
Image = "Behobeho Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Behobeho",
Description = "Action at Behobeho during the East African campaign against German colonial forces.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191701",
Units = {
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 6th (6 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
East_Africa_1917_18 = {
Name = "East Africa 1917-18",
Image = "East Africa 1917-18 Embroidered.png",
Link = "East African campaign (World War I)",
Description = "East African theatre honour for the later 1917–18 phase of the campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191701",
Units = {
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
Narungombe = {
Name = "Narungombe",
Image = "Narungombe Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Narungombe",
Description = "Fighting at Narungombe in German East Africa during 1917.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191707",
Units = {
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)]]",
},
},
Nyangao = {
Name = "Nyangao",
Image = "Nyangao Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Nyangao",
Description = "Battle of Nyangao (October 1917) in the East African campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_EA",
SortKey = "191710",
Units = {
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 8th (8 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Infantry Regiment, 7th (7 SAI)]]",
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[SA Horse, 10th (10th SAH)]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
-- === First World War — Western Front ===
France_and_Flanders_1916_18 = {
Name = "France and Flanders 1916-18",
Image = "France and Flanders 1916-1918 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Western Front (World War I)",
Description = "Theatre honour for South African service on the Western Front in France and Flanders, 1916–18.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191601",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Delville_Wood = {
Name = "Delville Wood",
Image = "Delville Wood Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Delville Wood",
Description = "Defence and fighting in Delville Wood (July 1916) by the 1st South African Infantry Brigade on the Somme.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191607",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Somme_1916 = {
Name = "Somme 1916",
Image = "Somme 1916 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Somme",
Description = "South African Brigade fighting on the Somme in 1916, including the July battles around Longueval and Delville Wood.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191607",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Le_Transloy = {
Name = "Le Transloy",
Image = "Le Transloy Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Le Transloy",
Description = "Operations in the Le Transloy sector during the later Somme fighting of autumn 1916.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191610",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Arras = {
Name = "Arras",
Image = "Arras Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Arras (1917)",
Description = "South African participation in the Battle of Arras (April 1917) on the Western Front.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191704",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Scarpe_1917 = {
Name = "Scarpe 1917",
Image = "Scarpe 1917 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Scarpe (1917)",
Description = "Fighting along the Scarpe during the Arras offensive of 1917.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191704",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Ypres_1917 = {
Name = "Ypres 1917",
Image = "Ypres 1917 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Passchendaele",
Description = "Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) operations involving South African units in 1917.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191707",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Menin_Road = {
Name = "Menin Road",
Image = "Menin Road Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Menin Road Ridge",
Description = "Battle of the Menin Road Ridge (September 1917) during the Ypres offensive.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191709",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
France_and_Flanders_1918 = {
Name = "France and Flanders 1918",
Image = "France and Flanders 1918 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Western Front (World War I)",
Description = "Theatre honour focused on Western Front operations in 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191801",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Kemmel = {
Name = "Kemmel",
Image = "Kemmel Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Lys (1918)",
Description = "Fighting for the Kemmelberg / Mount Kemmel area during the Lys battles of 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191804",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Lys = {
Name = "Lys",
Image = "Lys Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Lys (1918)",
Description = "Battle of the Lys (April 1918) during the German spring offensive in Flanders.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191804",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Messines_1918 = {
Name = "Messines 1918",
Image = "Messines 1918 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Messines (1918)",
Description = "Actions around Messines during the German spring offensives and Allied responses of 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191804",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Hindenburg_Line = {
Name = "Hindenburg Line",
Image = "Hindenburg Line Embroidered.png",
Link = "Hindenburg Line",
Description = "Assaults on the Hindenburg Line during the Hundred Days Offensive of 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191809",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Cambrai_1918 = {
Name = "Cambrai 1918",
Image = "Cambrai 1918 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Cambrai (1918)",
Description = "Battle of Cambrai (October 1918) in the final Allied advance in France.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191810",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Selle = {
Name = "Selle",
Image = "Selle Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Selle",
Description = "Crossing of the Selle and related operations in October 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191810",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Pursuit_to_Mons = {
Name = "Pursuit to Mons",
Image = "Pursuit to Mons Embroidered.png",
Link = "Hundred Days Offensive",
Description = "Final advance toward Mons in November 1918 during the Hundred Days Offensive.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191811",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders]]",
},
},
Sambre = {
Name = "Sambre",
Image = "Sambre Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of the Sambre (1918)",
Description = "Battle of the Sambre (4 November 1918) near the end of the war on the Western Front.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_Western",
SortKey = "191811",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
-- === First World War — Egypt and Palestine ===
Egypt_1916 = {
Name = "Egypt 1916",
Image = "Egypt 1916 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Sinai and Palestine campaign",
Description = "Service in Egypt in 1916 during the Sinai and Palestine campaigns.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191601",
Units = {
"[[South African Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Gaza = {
Name = "Gaza",
Image = "Gaza Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Gaza (1917)",
Description = "Battles for Gaza (1917) in the Sinai and Palestine campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191703",
Units = {
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
El_Mughar = {
Name = "El Mughar",
Image = "El Mughar Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Mughar Ridge",
Description = "Battle of Mughar Ridge (November 1917) during the advance into Palestine.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191711",
Units = {
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Nebi_Samwil = {
Name = "Nebi Samwil",
Image = "Nebi Samwil Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Nebi Samwil",
Description = "Fighting at Nebi Samwil during the 1917 Jerusalem operations.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191711",
Units = {
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Palestine_1918 = {
Name = "Palestine 1918",
Image = "Palestine 1918 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Sinai and Palestine campaign",
Description = "Theatre honour for Palestine operations in 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191801",
Units = {
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 5th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 3rd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
Tel_Asur = {
Name = "Tel Asur",
Image = "Tel Asur Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Tel Asur",
Description = "Operations at Tel Asur in Palestine in March 1918.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191803",
Units = {
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 5th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 3rd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
Megiddo = {
Name = "Megiddo",
Image = "Megiddo Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Megiddo (1918)",
Description = "Battle of Megiddo (September 1918), the decisive Allied offensive in Palestine.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191809",
Units = {
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
Nablus = {
Name = "Nablus",
Image = "Nablus Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Nablus (1918)",
Description = "Advance on Nablus during the September 1918 Palestine offensive.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191809",
Units = {
"[[South African Cape Corps Service Battalion]]",
"[[Cape Corps]]",
},
},
Sharon = {
Name = "Sharon",
Image = "Sharon Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Sharon",
Description = "Battle of Sharon component of the Megiddo offensive (September 1918).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW1_ME",
SortKey = "191809",
Units = {
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 5th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 4th]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 3rd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 2nd]]",
"[[SA Field Ambulance, 1st]]",
},
},
-- === Second World War — East Africa ===
East_Africa_1940_41 = {
Name = "East Africa 1940-41",
Image = "East Africa 1940-41 Embroidered.png",
Link = "East African campaign (World War II)",
Description = "East African campaign of 1940–41 against Italian forces in Italian East Africa.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194006",
Units = {
"[[South African Irish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Regiment Vrystaat]]",
"[[Regiment Christiaan Beyers]]",
"[[Mapungubwe Regiment]]",
"[[Regiment President Steyn]]",
"[[Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
El_Wak = {
Name = "El Wak",
Image = "El Wak Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of El Wak",
Description = "Raid and action at El Wak (December 1940) on the Kenya–Somalia frontier.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194012",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
El_Yibo = {
Name = "El Yibo",
Image = "El Yibo Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#El Yibo",
Description = "East African honour for fighting at El Yibo during the 1941 advance.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194101",
Units = {
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
Mega = {
Name = "Mega",
Image = "Mega Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Mega",
Description = "Capture of Mega in southern Ethiopia during the 1941 East African campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194102",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[South African Irish Regiment]]",
},
},
The_Juba = {
Name = "The Juba",
Image = "The Juba Embroidered.png",
Link = "Italian Somaliland",
Description = "Operations along the Juba River during the advance through Italian Somaliland (1941).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194102",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Yonte = {
Name = "Yonte",
Image = "Yonte Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Yonte",
Description = "Action at Yonte during the East African campaign of 1941.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194102",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
},
},
Diredawa = {
Name = "Diredawa",
Image = "Diredawa Embroidered.png",
Link = "Dire Dawa",
Description = "Occupation of Dire Dawa during the advance into Ethiopia (1941).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194103",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
},
},
Combolcia = {
Name = "Combolcia",
Image = "Combolcia Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Combolcia",
Description = "Fighting at Combolcia during the Ethiopian campaign of 1941.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194104",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Amba_Alagi = {
Name = "Amba Alagi",
Image = "Amba Alagi Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Amba Alagi (1941)",
Description = "Battle of Amba Alagi (May 1941), where Italian forces in Ethiopia surrendered to Allied troops including South Africans.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_EA",
SortKey = "194105",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
-- === Second World War — Madagascar ===
Madagascar = {
Name = "Madagascar",
Image = "Madagascar Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Madagascar",
Description = "Participation in the Allied invasion and occupation of Vichy-held Madagascar (1942).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Madagascar",
SortKey = "194205",
Units = {
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Pretoria Highlanders]]",
},
},
Madagascar_1942 = {
Name = "Madagascar 1942",
Image = "Magagascar 1942 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Madagascar",
Description = "Dated theatre honour for the 1942 Madagascar operations.",
Note = "Commons filename uses historical misspelling Magagascar.",
Period = "WW2_Madagascar",
SortKey = "194205",
Units = {
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
},
},
-- === Second World War — Western Desert ===
Bardia = {
Name = "Bardia",
Image = "Bardia Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Bardia",
Description = "Assault on Bardia (January 1941 / later desert operations involving South African formations).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194101",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment Groot Karoo]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
Sollum = {
Name = "Sollum",
Image = "Sollum Embroidered.png",
Link = "Halfaya Pass",
Description = "Operations around Sollum on the Egypt–Libya frontier during the desert war.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194101",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
},
},
Western_Desert_1941_43 = {
Name = "Western Desert 1941-43",
Image = "Western Desert 1941-43 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Western Desert campaign",
Description = "Theatre honour for the Western Desert campaign in North Africa, 1941–43.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194101",
Units = {
"[[Umvoti Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
"[[South African Irish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment Vrystaat]]",
"[[Regiment Groot Karoo]]",
"[[Regiment Christiaan Beyers]]",
"[[Mapungubwe Regiment]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment President Steyn]]",
"[[Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Halfaya = {
Name = "Halfaya",
Image = "Halfaya Embroidered.png",
Link = "Halfaya Pass",
Description = "Fighting for Halfaya Pass (“Hellfire Pass”) on the frontier escarpment.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194105",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
},
},
Point_204 = {
Name = "Point 204",
Image = "Point 204 Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Point 204",
Description = "Locality honour for Point 204 fighting in the Western Desert.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194111",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
},
},
Sidi_Rezegh = {
Name = "Sidi Rezegh",
Image = "Sidi Rezegh Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Sidi Rezegh",
Description = "Battle of Sidi Rezegh (November 1941) during Operation Crusader, costly for South African armour and infantry.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194111",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[South African Irish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Regiment Vrystaat]]",
"[[Regiment Christiaan Beyers]]",
"[[Mapungubwe Regiment]]",
"[[Regiment President Steyn]]",
"[[Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Taieb_el_Essem = {
Name = "Taieb el Essem",
Image = "Taieb el Essem Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Taieb el Essem",
Description = "Western Desert action at Taieb el Essem during the Crusader period.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194111",
Units = {
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
},
},
Alem_Hamza = {
Name = "Alem Hamza",
Image = "Alem Hamza Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Alem Hamza",
Description = "Holding and fighting around Alem Hamza in the Gazala–Acroma area.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194201",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
},
},
Best_Post = {
Name = "Best Post",
Image = "Best Post Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Best Post",
Description = "Defence of Best Post during Western Desert operations.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194201",
Units = {
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Bir_Sciafsciuf = {
Name = "Bir Sciafsciuf",
Image = "Bir Sciafsciuf Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Bir Sciafsciuf",
Description = "Desert engagement around Bir Sciafsciuf.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194201",
Units = {
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
},
},
Bir_Temrad = {
Name = "Bir Temrad",
Image = "Bir Temrad Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Bir Temrad",
Description = "Desert engagement around Bir Temrad.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194201",
Units = {
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
Gazala = {
Name = "Gazala",
Image = "Gazala Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Gazala",
Description = "Battle of Gazala (May–June 1942), in which Axis forces broke the Allied Gazala Line west of Tobruk.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194205",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment Vrystaat]]",
"[[Regiment Groot Karoo]]",
"[[Regiment Christiaan Beyers]]",
"[[Mapungubwe Regiment]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment President Steyn]]",
"[[Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Acroma_Keep = {
Name = "Acroma Keep",
Image = "Acroma Keep Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Acroma Keep",
Description = "Defence of the Acroma Keep locality during the Gazala battles.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194206",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
},
},
Commonwealth_Keep = {
Name = "Commonwealth Keep",
Image = "Commonwealth Keep Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Commonwealth Keep",
Description = "Defence of Commonwealth Keep during the Gazala–Tobruk fighting.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194206",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
},
},
Dadaba = {
Name = "Dadaba",
Image = "Dadaba Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Dadaba",
Description = "Western Desert locality honour for Dadaba.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194206",
Units = {
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
Mersa_Belafarit = {
Name = "Mersa Belafarit",
Image = "Belafarit Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Mersa Belafarit",
Description = "Coastal desert action at Mersa Belafarit.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194206",
Units = {
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
Tobruk = {
Name = "Tobruk",
Image = "Tobruk Embroidered.png",
Link = "Axis capture of Tobruk",
Description = "Fall and related fighting around Tobruk in June 1942, including capture of the South African 2nd Division.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194206",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
},
},
Alamein_Box = {
Name = "Alamein Box",
Image = "Alamein Box Embroidered.png",
Link = "First Battle of El Alamein",
Description = "Defence of a box position in the Alamein line during the 1942 desert battles.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194207",
Units = {
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Alamein_Defence = {
Name = "Alamein Defence",
Image = "Alamein Defence Embroidered.png",
Link = "First Battle of El Alamein",
Description = "Defensive fighting in the El Alamein line during mid-1942 (First Alamein period).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194207",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment Vrystaat]]",
"[[Regiment Groot Karoo]]",
"[[Regiment Christiaan Beyers]]",
"[[Mapungubwe Regiment]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment President Steyn]]",
"[[Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Alem_el_Halfa = {
Name = "Alem el Halfa",
Image = "Alem el Halfa Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Alam el Halfa",
Description = "Battle of Alam el Halfa (August–September 1942), Rommel’s failed attempt to turn the Alamein position.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194208",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Qattara_Track = {
Name = "Qattara Track",
Image = "Qattara Track Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Qattara Track",
Description = "Operations along the Qattara Track on the southern Alamein flank.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194209",
Units = {
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
},
},
Springbok_Road = {
Name = "Springbok Road",
Image = "Springbok Road Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Springbok Road",
Description = "Locality honour for Springbok Road during the Alamein fighting.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194209",
Units = {
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
El_Alamein = {
Name = "El Alamein",
Image = "El Alamein Embroidered.png",
Link = "Second Battle of El Alamein",
Description = "Second Battle of El Alamein (October–November 1942), the decisive Allied victory in the Western Desert.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_WesternDesert",
SortKey = "194210",
Units = {
"[[Transvaal Scottish Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment Vrystaat]]",
"[[Regiment Groot Karoo]]",
"[[Regiment Christiaan Beyers]]",
"[[Mapungubwe Regiment]]",
"[[Rand Light Infantry]]",
"[[Regiment President Steyn]]",
"[[Thaba Bosiu Armour Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Cape Town Rifles]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
-- === Second World War — Italy ===
Casino_II = {
Name = "Casino II",
Image = "Casino II Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Monte Cassino",
Description = "Second Cassino / Cassino II operations in the Liri Valley approach to Rome (1944).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194405",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Italy_1944_45 = {
Name = "Italy 1944-45",
Image = "Italy 1944-45 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Italian campaign (World War II)",
Description = "Theatre honour for the Italian campaign of 1944–45, principally 6th South African Armoured Division.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194405",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Allerona = {
Name = "Allerona",
Image = "Allerona Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Allerona",
Description = "Action at Allerona in the Tiber valley advance.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
},
},
Bagno_Regio = {
Name = "Bagno Regio",
Image = "Bagno Regio Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Bagno Regio",
Description = "Operations around Bagno Regio in central Italy.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
},
},
Celleno = {
Name = "Celleno",
Image = "Celleno Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Celleno",
Description = "Fighting at Celleno during the 1944 Italian advance.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
Chiusi = {
Name = "Chiusi",
Image = "Chiusi Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Chiusi",
Description = "Battle for Chiusi during the advance through Tuscany.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Citta_delia_Pieve = {
Name = "Citta delia Pieve",
Image = "Citta delia Pieve Embroidered.png",
Link = "Città della Pieve",
Description = "Fighting for Città della Pieve during the advance toward Florence (spelling on the colour follows historical issue).",
Note = "Issued spelling on colours; place is Città della Pieve. No dedicated section existed on the pre-overhaul list page.",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Ingobamakhosi Carbineers|Natal Carbineers]]",
},
},
Paliano = {
Name = "Paliano",
Image = "Paliano Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Paliano",
Description = "Action at Paliano during the advance north of Rome.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Rome = {
Name = "Rome",
Image = "Rome Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Anzio",
Description = "Advance on and entry into Rome following the Cassino breakthrough (June 1944).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {},
},
Sarteano = {
Name = "Sarteano",
Image = "Sarteano Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Sarteano",
Description = "Action at Sarteano in the Tuscan advance.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
},
},
The_Tiber = {
Name = "The Tiber",
Image = "The Tiber Embroidered.png",
Link = "Tiber",
Description = "Operations along the Tiber during the 1944 Italian campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194406",
Units = {
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
},
},
La_Foce = {
Name = "La Foce",
Image = "La Foce Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#La Foce",
Description = "Fighting around La Foce during operations toward Florence.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194407",
Units = {
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
},
},
The_Greve = {
Name = "The Greve",
Image = "The Greve Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#The Greve",
Description = "Crossing and fighting along the Greve during the advance on Florence.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194407",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Campo_Santo_Bridge = {
Name = "Campo Santo Bridge",
Image = "Campo Santo Bridge Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Campo Santo Bridge",
Description = "Action at Campo Santo Bridge during Italian campaign operations.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194408",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
},
},
Catarelto_Ridge = {
Name = "Catarelto Ridge",
Image = "Catarelto Ridge Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Catarelto Ridge",
Description = "Fighting on Catarelto Ridge in the approach to the Gothic Line.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194408",
Units = {
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
},
},
Florence = {
Name = "Florence",
Image = "Florence Embroidered.png",
Link = "Gothic Line",
Description = "Liberation and fighting around Florence in August 1944.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194408",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Gothic_Line = {
Name = "Gothic Line",
Image = "Gothic Line Embroidered.png",
Link = "Gothic Line",
Description = "Assaults on the German Gothic Line in the northern Apennines (1944–45).",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194408",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Monte_Fili = {
Name = "Monte Fili",
Image = "Monte Fili Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Fili",
Description = "Action at Monte Fili during the Gothic Line battles.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194408",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
},
},
Monte_Querciabella = {
Name = "Monte Querciabella",
Image = "Monte Querciabella Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Querciabella",
Description = "Mountain fighting at Monte Querciabella on the Gothic Line approaches.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194408",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
},
},
Monte_Pezza = {
Name = "Monte Pezza",
Image = "Monte Pezza Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Pezza",
Description = "Mountain action at Monte Pezza in the Gothic Line sector.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194410",
Units = {
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Monte_Porro_del_Bagno = {
Name = "Monte Porro del Bagno",
Image = "Monte Porro del Bagno Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Porro del Bagno",
Description = "Fighting at Monte Porro del Bagno in the Apennines.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194410",
Units = {
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
Monte_Salvaro = {
Name = "Monte Salvaro",
Image = "Monte Salvaro Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Salvaro",
Description = "Fighting for Monte Salvaro in the Gothic Line battles.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194410",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
},
},
Monte_Stanco = {
Name = "Monte Stanco",
Image = "Monte Stanco Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Stanco",
Description = "Capture/fighting at Monte Stanco during the Gothic Line offensive.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194410",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Monte_Vigese = {
Name = "Monte Vigese",
Image = "Monte Vigese Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Monte Vigese",
Description = "Action at Monte Vigese during the Italian mountain campaign.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194410",
Units = {
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
},
},
Po_Valley = {
Name = "Po Valley",
Image = "Po Valley Embroidered.png",
Link = "Spring 1945 offensive in Italy",
Description = "Spring 1945 offensive into the Po Valley, ending organised German resistance in Italy.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194504",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Royal Natal Carbineers]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[Prince Alfred's Own Volunteer Guards]]",
"[[Pretoria Regiment]]",
"[[Natal Mounted Rifles]]",
"[[Kimberley Regiment|Kimberley Volunteer Regiment]]",
"[[Imperial Light Horse]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
Sole_Caprara = {
Name = "Sole/Caprara",
Image = "Sole-Caprara Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Sole/Caprara",
Description = "Final Apennine actions around Sole/Caprara in spring 1945.",
Note = "",
Period = "WW2_Italy",
SortKey = "194504",
Units = {
"[[Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment]]",
"[[Royal Durban Light Infantry]]",
"[[First City Volunteers of Grahamstown]]",
"[[Regiment de la Rey]]",
"[[Cape Town Highlanders, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own]]",
},
},
-- === Border War and southern Africa ===
Rhodesia_1967_75 = {
Name = "Rhodesia 1967-75",
Image = "Rhodesia 1967-75 Embroidered.png",
Link = "Rhodesian Bush War",
Description = "South African support and operations connected with the Rhodesian Bush War period (1967–75) as recognised for unit honours.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "196701",
Units = {
"[[South African Police|S.A. Police (1913–1994)]]",
},
},
South_West_Africa_Angola_1975_1976 = {
Name = "South West Africa/Angola 1975-1976",
Image = "SWA-Angola 1975-1976 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South African Border War",
Description = "Early Border War theatre honour for South West Africa/Angola operations in 1975–76, including Operation Savannah.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "197501",
Units = {
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
},
},
South_West_Africa_Angola_1976_1989 = {
Name = "South West Africa/Angola 1976-1989",
Image = "SWA-Angola 1976-1989 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South African Border War",
Description = "Long theatre honour for South West Africa/Angola operations from 1976 to 1989.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "197601",
Units = {
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
},
},
Cassinga_Chetequera = {
Name = "Cassinga/Chetequera",
Image = "Cassinga-Chetequera Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Cassinga",
Description = "May 1978 airborne and ground operations against SWAPO at Cassinga and related Chetequera objectives (Operation Reindeer).",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "197805",
Units = {
"[[3 Parachute Battalion|3 Parachute Regiment]]",
},
},
South_West_Africa_Zambia_1979 = {
Name = "South West Africa/Zambia 1979",
Image = "South West Africa - Zambia 1979 Embroidered.png",
Link = "South African Border War",
Description = "Honour for 1979 operations involving South West Africa/Zambia.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "197901",
Units = {
"[[Buffalo Volunteer Rifles|Kaffrarian Rifle Volunteers]]",
},
},
Xangongo_Ongiva = {
Name = "Xangongo/Ongiva",
Image = "Xangongo-Ongiva Embroidered.png",
Link = "Operation Protea",
Description = "Operation Protea (1981) seizure of Xangongo and Ongiva in southern Angola.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198106",
Units = {
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
},
},
Mulemba_Mulola = {
Name = "Mulemba/Mulola",
Image = "Mulemba-Mulola Embroidered.png",
Link = "List of South African Battle Honours#Mulemba/Mulola",
Description = "Border War honour for operations in the Mulemba/Mulola area.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198201",
Units = {
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
},
},
Mavinga_II = {
Name = "Mavinga II",
Image = "Mavinga II Embroidered 01.png",
Link = "Battle of the Lomba",
Description = "Fighting in the Mavinga sector (second recognised phase) during Angolan operations.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198501",
Units = {
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
},
},
Mavinga_III = {
Name = "Mavinga III",
Image = "Mavinga III Embroidery.png",
Link = "Battle of Cuito Cuanavale",
Description = "Later Mavinga-sector operations culminating in the 1987–88 Lomba/Cuito fighting.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198701",
Units = {
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
},
},
Cuito_Cuanaval = {
Name = "Cuito Cuanaval",
Image = "Cuito Cuanaval Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Cuito Cuanavale",
Description = "Battle of Cuito Cuanavale (1987–88); spelling on some colours follows the issued form “Cuito Cuanaval”.",
Note = "Issued spelling on some colours; commonly Cuito Cuanavale.",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198710",
Units = {
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
},
},
Kunene = {
Name = "Kunene",
Image = "Kunene Embroidered.png",
Link = "Cunene River",
Description = "Operations along the Kunene (Cunene) River frontier during the Border War.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198801",
Units = {
"[[Special Service Battalion]]",
},
},
Calueque = {
Name = "Calueque",
Image = "Calueque Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Calueque",
Description = "June 1988 strike on the Calueque dam/bridge complex on the Cunene during the late Border War.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "198806",
Units = {
"[[61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion Group]]",
"[[8 South African Infantry Battalion]]",
},
},
Bangui = {
Name = "Bangui",
Image = "Bangui Embroidered.png",
Link = "Battle of Bangui (2013)",
Description = "Battle of Bangui (March 2013), in which a small SANDF force fought Seleka rebels during a Central African Republic deployment.",
Note = "",
Period = "BorderWar",
SortKey = "201303",
Units = {
"[[1 Parachute Battalion]]",
"[[5 Special Forces Regiment]]",
"[[7 Medical Battalion]]",
},
},
}
return data
