1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers)

Regiment

Name history

1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) (until 1934) — this name
Natal Carbineers (1934–1935)
Reverted from "1st/2nd Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers)" to "1st/2nd Natal Carbineers" — part of a UDF-wide 1934 round of changes that dismounted several mounted-rifle units to infantry (confirmed pattern for Umvoti Mounted Rifles); exact Natal Carbineers dismounting date not independently confirmed for this regiment specifically.
Royal Natal Carbineers (1935–1961)
"Royal" conferred (same act as Durban Light Infantry).
Natal Carbineers (from 1961)
Republic of South Africa, 31 May 1961: "Royal" dropped (same republic-wide change as Durban Light Infantry).

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Formation	Type	Relationship	Dates
7 Mounted Brigade	Brigade	organic	1914-01-01 – 1915-12-31
German South West Africa campaign, WWI.

Dates	Force	Role	Status
1913-01-01 – 1919-12-31	UDF	Mounted Infantry	Active Citizen Force
Raised 1855 as Pietermaritzburg Irregular Horse; mounted role from inception. Source

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