Light Horse Regiment - Battle Honors

Battle Honors

In total 31 battle honors have been awarded to 1 LHR and 2 LHR, 23 of which are currently displayed on the Regimental Color:

  • South Africa 1899-1902
  • Defence of Ladysmith
  • Relief of Ladysmith
  • Natal 1906
  • South West Africa 1914-1915
  • Gibeon
  • Western Desert 1941-43
  • Marsa Belafrit
  • Bardia
  • Gazala
  • Alamein Defence
  • Alamein Box
  • El Alamein
  • Italy 1944-45
  • Cassino
  • Celleno
  • Florence
  • The Greve
  • Gothic Line
  • Monte Porro del Bagno
  • Monte Vigese
  • Monte Salvaro
  • Po Valley

The Battle Honours Elandslaagte and Relief of Mafeking, which the regiment had assumed, were disallowed when pre-Union battle honours were reviewed by the SA Defence Force in the 1960s.

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