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Cape Town Highlanders

Regiment

Name history

  • Cape Town Highlanders (until 1943) — this name
  • First City/Cape Town Highlanders (from 1943)
    Wartime "marriage" with First City Regiment; served as First City/Cape Town Highlanders in 6 SA Armoured Division, Italy.
66 records in this database
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Formation Type Relationship Dates
71 Motorised Brigade Brigade organic
army-oob:g11
German South West Africa Campaign 1915 › Units Category organic
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Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Mechanised Infantry — Reserve Category organic
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8th South African Infantry Brigade Brigade organic 1940-05-13 – 1940-12-31
South African Army order of battle 1940 (expeditionary / mobilisation brigades).
71 Motorised Brigade Brigade organic 1974-08-01 – 1991-12-31
Founding constituent of 71 Motorised Brigade (Western Province Command) at its formation 1 Aug 1974; brigade ceased to exist 31 Dec 1991, folded into the new 9 SA Division.

Eras

Dates Force Role Status
1913-01-01 – 1957-10-31 UDF Infantry Active Citizen Force
Formed 1885 (Cape Town); embodied in the UDF Citizen Force as 6th Infantry from 1913. Source

Personnel

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
20768 Proudfoot James J Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-02-11
21326 Rennie John J Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
21721 Rodney James Edwin J E Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
22537 Scott John Henry J H Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
23545 Smith John Alexander Carswell J A C Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
23854 Spence John William J W Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
23921 Squire Ruben R Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-26
23960 Stane Samuel S Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-02-11
24076 Steinberg Louis Jacob L J Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-02-11
24466 Sullivan Denis Michael James D M J Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
24869 Taylor William Arthur Charles W A C Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-24
24883 Teague Hartley Albert H A Private Cape Town Highlanders 1940-08-01
25655 Turner Walter Thomas Henry W T H Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-26
33820 Weber Andre Johan H Pioneer Cape Town Highlanders Cape Town Highlanders 1998-01-05
28387 Williams Alan Cornelius A C Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders 1942-10-14
28509 Williams Raymond Gordon R G Private Cape Town Highlanders 1942-12-16