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{{Short description|Reserve unit of the South African Army}}
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The '''Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment''' (formerly the '''Light Horse Regiment'''), is a reserve [[armored car (military)|armoured car]] [[reconnaissance]] unit of the [[South African Army]].
The '''Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment''' ('''JLHR''', formerly the '''Light Horse Regiment''', '''LHR'''), is a reserve [[armored car (military)|armoured car]] [[reconnaissance]] unit of the [[South African Army]].


==History==
==History==
[[Image:Platrand-Imperial Light Horse Memorial-001.jpg|thumb|{{anchor|Platrand Monument}}Imperial Light Horse Memorial on Platrand [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]] ({{coord|28.59104|S|29.75909|E|format=dms|display=inline}}) — at the location of the [[Battle of Wagon Hill]] in which 30 men from the regiment died and whose names are engraved on the monument.{{efn|name="Intombi Cemetery Monument"|}}]]
[[Image:Platrand-Imperial Light Horse Memorial-001.jpg|thumb|{{anchor|Platrand Monument}}Imperial Light Horse Memorial on Platrand [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]] ({{coord|28.59104|S|29.75909|E|format=dms|display=inline}}) – at the location of the [[Battle of Wagon Hill]] in which 30 men from the regiment died and whose names are engraved on the monument.{{efn|name="Intombi Cemetery Monument"|}}]]


===Anglo Boer War===
===Anglo Boer War===
The '''Imperial Light Horse''' was raised by the British in Johannesburg on 21 September 1899 for service in the [[Second Boer War]]. Its initial strength was 444 officers and men. It was informally known as the "Reformers Regiment" as many of its officers served on the [[Reform Committee]], or more commonly the '''Uitlander Regiment''' by the [[South African Republic|Transvaal Government]] and the Boer Commandos.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|SAMH staff|2016}}
The '''Imperial Light Horse''' was raised by the British in Johannesburg on 21 September 1899 for service in the [[Second Boer War]]. Its initial strength was 444 officers and men. It was informally known as the "Reformers Regiment" as many of its officers served on the [[Reform Committee]], or more commonly the '''Uitlander Regiment''' by the [[South African Republic|Transvaal Government]] and the Boer Commandos.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|SAMH staff|2016}}


The Light Horse was engaged through much of the war and fought its first [[battle of Elandslaagte|battle at Elandslaagte]] 21 October 1899, where its first colonel, [[John James Scott-Chisholme]] was killed leading from the front.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Nevinson|2005|pp=211–218}}<ref>{{harvnb|Wynn|Edwards|2007}} cites {{harvnb|Dooner|pp=62–63}}</ref> The Regiment was present at the [[Siege of Ladysmith]], ([[battle of Wagon Hill]]), [[Battle of Colenso|Colenso]], the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] (where they captured Commandant Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo, the commander of the [[Carolina, Mpumalanga|Carolina]] Boer Commando{{sfn|NYT staff|1901}}) and the [[Relief of Ladysmith]].{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Nevinson|2005|pp=211–218}}{{sfn|Churchill|2004|loc=The Relief of Ladysmith}}{{sfn|''AngloBoerWar.com''|2004–2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishbattles.com/great-boer-war/battle-of-elandslaagte/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164534/https://www.britishbattles.com/great-boer-war/battle-of-elandslaagte/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Light Horse was engaged through much of the war and fought its first [[battle of Elandslaagte|battle at Elandslaagte]] 21 October 1899, where its first colonel, [[John James Scott-Chisholme]] was killed leading from the front.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Nevinson|2005|pp=211–218}}<ref>{{harvnb|Wynn|Edwards|2007}} cites {{harvnb|Dooner|pp=62–63}}</ref> The Regiment was present at the [[Siege of Ladysmith]] ([[battle of Wagon Hill]]), [[Battle of Colenso|Colenso]], the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] (where they captured Commandant Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo, the commander of the [[Carolina, Mpumalanga|Carolina]] Boer Commando{{sfn|NYT staff|1901}}), and the [[Relief of Ladysmith]].{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Nevinson|2005|pp=211–218}}{{sfn|Churchill|1900|loc=Ch. XXVI The Relief of Ladysmith}}{{sfn|''AngloBoerWar.com''|2004–2019}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishbattles.com/great-boer-war/battle-of-elandslaagte/ |title=Battle of Elandslaagte |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164534/https://www.britishbattles.com/great-boer-war/battle-of-elandslaagte/ |archive-date=10 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


After the successful raising of the siege of Ladysmith the Light horse join the [[Siege of Mafeking|Mafeking Relief Column]] and were the first to enter the town on the night of 16/17 May 1900.<ref>Medal Roll of the Queen's South Africa Medal- Defence of Mafeking Bar</ref>
After the successful raising of the siege of Ladysmith the Light horse join the [[Siege of Mafeking|Mafeking Relief Column]] and were the first to enter the town on the night of 16/17 May 1900.<ref>Medal Roll of the Queen's South Africa Medal- Defence of Mafeking Bar</ref>
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In late 1900 a second [[battalion]] – the '''2nd Imperial Light Horse''' was raised and embodied. Both battalions then went on to fight in the [[South African Republic|Transvaal]] and the [[Orange Free State|Orange Free State Republic]] until the end of the war. In total the members of the Regiment won four [[Victoria Cross]]es during the war:{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
In late 1900 a second [[battalion]] – the '''2nd Imperial Light Horse''' was raised and embodied. Both battalions then went on to fight in the [[South African Republic|Transvaal]] and the [[Orange Free State|Orange Free State Republic]] until the end of the war. In total the members of the Regiment won four [[Victoria Cross]]es during the war:{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
*[[Battle of Elandslaagte]], 21 October 1899, Captain [[Charles Herbert Mullins]] and Captain [[Robert Johnston (VC)|Robert Johnston]]
*[[Battle of Elandslaagte]], 21 October 1899, Captain [[Charles Herbert Mullins]] and Captain [[Robert Johnston (VC)|Robert Johnston]]
*[[Battle of Wagon Hill]], 6 January 1900, Trooper [[Herman Albrecht]]
*[[Battle of Wagon Hill]], 6 January 1900, Trooper [[Herman Albrecht]]
*[[Battle of Tyger Kloof Spruit]] near [[Bethlehem, Free State|Bethlehem]], 18 December 1901, Surgeon Captain [[Thomas Crean]]
*[[Battle of Tyger Kloof Spruit]] near [[Bethlehem, Free State|Bethlehem]], 18 December 1901, Surgeon Captain [[Thomas Crean]]


===Volunteer era===
===Volunteer era===
In December 1902, the ILH was raised out of the Boer War unit of the same name.<ref name="Praagh">{{Cite book|last=Praagh|first=L.V.|title=The Transvaal and Its Mines: (The Encyclopedic History of the Transvaal)|publisher=Praagh & Lloyd|year=1906|location=London}}</ref>{{rp|60}} Its first commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel J. Donaldson with adjutant Captain W. Jardine.<ref name=Praagh/>{{rp|61}} The regiment was reorganised into two wings and in 1904 its left wing was re-designated the '''Western Rifles''' at Krugersdorp, both as voluntary units in the [[Transvaal Volunteers]].{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Miller|2009|pp=254–255}} In January 1905, the [[George V|Prince of Wales]] became its first Colonel-in-Chief.<ref name=Praagh/>{{rp|61}} Lieutenant-Colonel W.T.F. Davies became its second commander in January 1906.<ref name=Praagh/>{{rp|61}}
In December 1902, the ILH was raised out of the Boer War unit of the same name.<ref name="Praagh">{{Cite book|last=Praagh|first=L.V.|title=The Transvaal and Its Mines: (The Encyclopedic History of the Transvaal)|publisher=Praagh & Lloyd|year=1906|location=London}}</ref>{{rp|60}} Its first commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel J. Donaldson with adjutant Captain W. Jardine.<ref name=Praagh/>{{rp|61}} The regiment was reorganised into two wings and in 1904 its left wing was re-designated the '''Western Rifles''' at Krugersdorp, both as voluntary units in the [[Transvaal Volunteers]].{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Miller|2009|pp=254–255}} In January 1905, the [[George V|Prince of Wales]] became its first Colonel-in-Chief.<ref name=Praagh/>{{rp|61}} Lieutenant-Colonel W.T.F. Davies became its second commander in January 1906.<ref name=Praagh/>{{rp|61}}


*A squadron of the Regiment fought with the [[Transvaal Mounted Rifles]] in the [[Zulu Rebellion]] (1906).{{sfn|''South African Military History Society''|1997}}
*A squadron of the Regiment fought with the [[Transvaal Mounted Rifles]] in the [[Zulu Rebellion]] (1906).{{sfn|''South African Military History Society''|1997}}
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The second battalion was soon re-designated as the 13th Armoured Car Company in the [[South African Tank Corps]]. The 13th was amalgamated with [[Royal Natal Carbineers]] to create the 6th Armoured Car Regiment and later that unit combined with the 4th Armoured Car Regiment to form the 4th/6th Armoured Car Regiment.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
The second battalion was soon re-designated as the 13th Armoured Car Company in the [[South African Tank Corps]]. The 13th was amalgamated with [[Royal Natal Carbineers]] to create the 6th Armoured Car Regiment and later that unit combined with the 4th Armoured Car Regiment to form the 4th/6th Armoured Car Regiment.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}


The 1st Battalion joined the 3rd Brigade of the [[South African 1st Infantry Division]] and fought in the [[North African Campaign]] and fought in the [[First Battle of El Alamein|first]] and [[Second Battle of El Alamein|second]] battles of El Alamein.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
The 1st Battalion joined the 3rd Brigade of the [[South African 1st Infantry Division]] and fought in the [[North African campaign]] and fought in the [[First Battle of El Alamein|first]] and [[Second Battle of El Alamein|second]] battles of El Alamein.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}


Returning to South Africa the 1st Battalion along with the 2nd were reorganised and amalgamated with the [[Kimberley Regiment]] to form the '''Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment'''. In September 1943 the regiment sailed for North Africa and joined the [[South African 6th Armoured Division]] in Egypt as a motorised battalion{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}} under command of Colonel R. Reeves-Moore, {{Post-nominals|country=ZAR|DSO|MC}}.{{sfn|Englebrecht|2011}} On 21 April 1944 the Regiment disembarked in [[Taranto]] as part of the 6th Armoured Division to join the [[British 8th Army]] in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]].{{sfn|Orpen|1975|p={{page needed|date=February 2015}} }} The Regiment was assigned to the South African 12th Motorised Brigade which was detached from the 6th Armoured Division (which initially formed part of the reserves) and move up to Isernia and relieve the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade in fighting in the mountains above [[Monte Cassino]]. They held these positions until after the fall of [[Battle of Monte Cassino|Monte Cassino]] and the breakout from the [[Operation Shingle|Anzio beachhead]], when they withdrew and were reunited with the 6th Armoured Division.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Klein|1946|p=234}} The regiment then advanced with the 6th Division as part of the [[I Canadian Corps]] until they were north of Rome. The regiment entered [[Florence]] on 4 August 1944, then as part of the 11th South African Armoured Brigade.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
Returning to South Africa the 1st Battalion along with the 2nd were reorganised and amalgamated with the [[Kimberley Regiment]] to form the '''Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment'''. In September 1943 the regiment sailed for North Africa and joined the [[South African 6th Armoured Division]] in Egypt as a motorised battalion{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}} under command of Colonel R. Reeves-Moore, {{Post-nominals|country=ZAR|DSO|MC}}.{{sfn|Englebrecht|2011}} On 21 April 1944 the Regiment disembarked in [[Taranto]] as part of the 6th Armoured Division to join the [[British 8th Army]] in the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italian campaign]].{{sfn|Orpen|1975|p={{page needed|date=February 2015}} }} The Regiment was assigned to the South African 12th Motorised Brigade which was detached from the 6th Armoured Division (which initially formed part of the reserves) and move up to Isernia and relieve the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade in fighting in the mountains above [[Monte Cassino]]. They held these positions until after the fall of [[Battle of Monte Cassino|Monte Cassino]] and the breakout from the [[Operation Shingle|Anzio beachhead]], when they withdrew and were reunited with the 6th Armoured Division.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Klein|1946|p=234}} The regiment then advanced with the 6th Division as part of the [[I Canadian Corps]] until they were north of Rome. The regiment entered [[Florence]] on 4 August 1944, then as part of the 11th South African Armoured Brigade.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}


After a short period of rest and refitting, on 22 August 1944, the South African 6th Armoured Division was then placed under the command of the [[Fifth Army (United States)|United States 5th Army]]. The army took part in the attack on the [[Gothic Line]] in which during heavy fighting around Monte Porro del Bagno almost a quarter of the Regiment were either killed or wounded before the breakthrough was achieved. The Regiment remained in the line and after breaching German defences at [[Bologna]], the regiment fought its last large engagement at [[Finale, Padua|Finale]] south of [[Venice]], after which the regimental band led the Allied victory parade at Monza on 14 May 1945.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Orpen|1975|p={{page needed|date=February 2015}} }} The regiment remained in northern Italy for about three months before returning to South Africa in August 1945 where they were demobilised shortly after arriving back home.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Winterbach|2014}}
After a short period of rest and refitting, on 22 August 1944, the South African 6th Armoured Division was then placed under the command of the [[Fifth Army (United States)|United States 5th Army]]. The army took part in the attack on the [[Gothic Line]] in which during heavy fighting around Monte Porro del Bagno almost a quarter of the Regiment were either killed or wounded before the breakthrough was achieved. The Regiment remained in the line and after breaching German defences at [[Bologna]], the regiment fought its last large engagement at [[Finale, Padua|Finale]] south of [[Venice]], after which the regimental band led the Allied victory parade at Monza on 14 May 1945.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Orpen|1975|p={{page needed|date=February 2015}} }} The regiment remained in northern Italy for about three months before returning to South Africa in August 1945 where they were demobilised shortly after arriving back home.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}{{sfn|Winterbach|2014}}
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The Regiment, now equipped with [[Armoured car (military)|armoured car]]s, prospered during the next 15 years reaching a strength of 2,000 by 1975 when it was split into two:
The Regiment, now equipped with [[Armoured car (military)|armoured car]]s, prospered during the next 15 years reaching a strength of 2,000 by 1975 when it was split into two:


*'''1 Light Horse Regiment''' formed part of the [[8th Armoured Division (South Africa)|8th South African Armoured Division]]'s [[81 Armoured Brigade (South Africa)|81 Armoured Brigade]].{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
*'''2 Light Horse Regiment''' formed part of the [[8th Armoured Division (South Africa)|8th South African Armoured Division]]'s [[81 Armoured Brigade (South Africa)|81 Armoured Brigade]].{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
*'''2 Light Horse Regiment''' formed part of the [[7 South African Infantry Division|7th South African Infantry Division]]'s [[72 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)|72 Motorised Brigade]]
*'''1 Light Horse Regiment''' formed part of the [[7 South African Infantry Division|7th South African Infantry Division]]'s [[72 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)|72 Motorised Brigade]]


Both regiments saw action in the [[South African Border War]] (1966–1989) in Northern South-West Africa (now Namibia) and [[Angola]], and were also involved in security operations policing the South Africa's [[Township (South Africa)|townships]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}
Both regiments saw action in the [[South African Border War]] (1966–1989) in Northern South-West Africa (now Namibia) and [[Angola]], and were also involved in security operations policing the South Africa's [[Township (South Africa)|townships]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s.{{sfn|SAAA staff|2011}}


===Post 1994===
===Post 1994===
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During the regiment's sixtieth anniversary celebrations in 1959, the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Cities]] of Johannesburg, [[Mafeking, South Africa|Mafeking]] and [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]] were awarded to it.{{sfn|''City of Johannesburg''|2018}}
During the regiment's sixtieth anniversary celebrations in 1959, the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Cities]] of Johannesburg, [[Mafeking, South Africa|Mafeking]] and [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]] were awarded to it.{{sfn|''City of Johannesburg''|2018}}


The unit exercised its freedom of entry into Johannesburg on the 9th of November 2013 as part of the centenary celebrations of the City of Johannesburg with fixed bayonets, colours flying and drums beating.
The unit exercised its freedom of entry into Johannesburg on 9 November 2013 as part of the centenary celebrations of the City of Johannesburg with fixed bayonets, colours flying and drums beating.


==Regimental symbols==
==Regimental symbols==
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[[File:SADF era Light Horse Regiment insignia ver 2.png|thumb|center|800px|SADF era Light Horse Regiment insignia]]
[[File:SADF era Light Horse Regiment insignia ver 2.png|thumb|center|800px|SADF era Light Horse Regiment insignia]]


==Leadership==
==Officers Commanding==
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{{Post-start|caption=Leadership|float=}}
{{Post-header|post-name=Honorary Colonel}}
{{Post-header|post-name=Honorary Colonel}}
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{{Post-member|from-date=1961|post-incumbent=Cmdt AJW Drysdale|to-date={{circa|1965}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=1961|post-incumbent=Cmdt AJW Drysdale|to-date={{circa|1965}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=1966|post-incumbent=Cmdt AR Nel|to-date={{circa|1970}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=1966|post-incumbent=Cmdt AR Nel|to-date={{circa|1970}}}}
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{{Post-member|from-date=2003|post-incumbent=Lt Col J Martins|to-date={{circa|2007}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=2003|post-incumbent=Lt Col J Martins|to-date={{circa|2007}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=2007|post-incumbent=Lt Col HE Jansen|to-date={{circa|2016}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=2007|post-incumbent=Lt Col HE Jansen|to-date={{circa|2016}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=2017|post-incumbent=Lt Col ID Nkoana|to-date={{circa|nd}}}}
{{Post-member|from-date=2017|post-incumbent=Lt Col ID Nkoana|to-date=n.d.}}
{{Post-header|post-name=Regimental Sergeant Major}}
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==Battle honours==
==Battle honours==
{{See also|List of South African Battle Honours}}
In total 31 [[battle honour]]s have been awarded to 1 LHR and 2 LHR, 23 of which are currently displayed on the Regimental Colour:
In total 31 [[battle honour]]s have been awarded to 1 LHR and 2 LHR, 23 of which are currently displayed on the Regimental Colour:
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*[[South West Africa Campaign|South West Africa 1914–1915]]
*[[South West Africa Campaign|South West Africa 1914–1915]]
**Gibeon{{sfn|''South African Military History Society''|1997}}
**Gibeon{{sfn|''South African Military History Society''|1997}}
*[[Western Desert Campaign|Western Desert 1941–1943]]
*[[Western Desert campaign|Western Desert 1941–1943]]
**Marsa Belafrit
**Marsa Belafrit
**Bardia
**Bardia
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The Battle Honours ''Elandslaagte'' and ''Relief of Mafeking'', which the regiment had assumed, were disallowed when pre-Union [[Battle honours of South Africa|battle honours]] were reviewed by the SA Defence Force in the 1960s.
The Battle Honours ''Elandslaagte'' and ''Relief of Mafeking'', which the regiment had assumed, were disallowed when pre-Union [[Battle honours of South Africa|battle honours]] were reviewed by the SA Defence Force in the 1960s.
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Defence_of_Ladysmith|
Relief_of_Ladysmith|
Natal_1906|
South_West_Africa_1914_1915|
Gibeon|
Western_Desert_1941_43|
Mersa_Belafarit|
Bardia|
Gazala|
Alamein_Defence|
Alamein_Box|
El_Alamein|
Italy_1944_45|
Casino_II|
Celleno|
Florence|
The_Greve|
Gothic_Line|
Monte_Porro_del_Bagno|
Monte_Vigese|
Monte_Salvaro|
Po_Valley}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{efn|name="Intombi Cemetery Monument"|{{anchor|Intombi Cemetery Monument}}{{anchor|Wagon Hill Cemetery Monument}}At the British Cemetery on the northern side of Wagon Hill ({{coord|28.587379|S|29.765325|E|format=dms|display=inline}}) there is another obelisk monument to the Imperial Light Horse bearing the epitaph: {{quote|Tell England, ye who pass this Monument,<br>We, who died serving her, rest here content.{{sfn|Jebb|1907|p=423}} }} There is also another obelisk monument to the Imperial Light Horse at the Intombi Cemetery in Laydsmith ({{coord|28.59559|S| 29.82221|E|format=dms|display=inline}}). It states "This monument is erected by their comrades in memory of NCOs and Troopers of the Imperial Light Horse who are buried in this Cemetery" and lists fourteen names. It too bears the same epitaph, written by [[Fydell Edmund Garrett|Edmund Garrett]] who was inspired by the famous [[Battle of Thermopylae#Epitaph of Simonides|epitaph of Simonides]] at Thermopylae.{{sfn|Vandiver|2010|p=lxii}}{{sfn|Markham|1913|p=88}} }}
{{efn|name="Intombi Cemetery Monument"|{{anchor|Intombi Cemetery Monument}}{{anchor|Wagon Hill Cemetery Monument}}At the British Cemetery on the northern side of Wagon Hill ({{coord|28.587379|S|29.765325|E|format=dms|display=inline}}) there is another obelisk monument to the Imperial Light Horse bearing the epitaph: {{blockquote|Tell England, ye who pass this Monument,<br>We, who died serving her, rest here content.{{sfn|Jebb|1907|p=423}} }} There is also another obelisk monument to the Imperial Light Horse at the Intombi Cemetery in Laydsmith ({{coord|28.59559|S| 29.82221|E|format=dms|display=inline}}). It states "This monument is erected by their comrades in memory of NCOs and Troopers of the Imperial Light Horse who are buried in this Cemetery" and lists fourteen names. It too bears the same epitaph, written by [[Fydell Edmund Garrett|Edmund Garrett]] who was inspired by the famous [[Battle of Thermopylae#Epitaph of Simonides|epitaph of Simonides]] at Thermopylae.{{sfn|Vandiver|2010|p=lxii}}{{sfn|Markham|1913|p=88}} }}
}}
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==References==

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==References==
==Bibliography==
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*{{Citation |ref={{sfnRef|AngloBoerWar.com|2004–2019}} |date=2004–2019|url=https://www.angloboerwar.com/unit-information/south-african-units/345-imperial-light-horse |title=South African units:Imperial Light Horse |publisher=AngloBoerWar.com |access-date=23 June 2019}}
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This article is about the South African Army unit. For other uses, see Australian Light Horse.
For the British Army regiment (1899–1907), see South African Light Horse.

Imperial Light Horse
Light Horse Regiment
Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment
SANDF Light Horse Regiment emblem
Active21 September 1899 – present
Land Südafrika
Allegiance
Branch
TypArmoured Car Regiment
Part ofSouth African Armoured Formation
Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQMount Collins in Sandton, Johannesburg
Motto(s)Patria et Libertas
(Country and Liberty)[1]
EquipmentEland APC, Rooikat
Insignia
AbbreviationJLHR
Beret ColourBlack
Armour Squadron emblemsSANDF Armour squadron emblems
Armour beret bar circa 1992SANDF Armour beret bar

The Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment (JLHR, formerly the Light Horse Regiment, LHR), is a reserve armoured car reconnaissance unit of the South African Army.

History

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Imperial Light Horse Memorial on Platrand Ladysmith (28°35′28″S 29°45′33″E / 28.59104°S 29.75909°E / -28.59104; 29.75909) – at the location of the Battle of Wagon Hill in which 30 men from the regiment died and whose names are engraved on the monument.[a]

Anglo Boer War

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The Imperial Light Horse was raised by the British in Johannesburg on 21 September 1899 for service in the Second Boer War. Its initial strength was 444 officers and men. It was informally known as the "Reformers Regiment" as many of its officers served on the Reform Committee, or more commonly the Uitlander Regiment by the Transvaal Government and the Boer Commandos.[1][2]

The Light Horse was engaged through much of the war and fought its first battle at Elandslaagte 21 October 1899, where its first colonel, John James Scott-Chisholme was killed leading from the front.[1][3][4] The Regiment was present at the Siege of Ladysmith (battle of Wagon Hill), Colenso, the Battle of Spion Kop (where they captured Commandant Hendrik Frederik Prinsloo, the commander of the Carolina Boer Commando[5]), and the Relief of Ladysmith.[1][3][6][7][8]

After the successful raising of the siege of Ladysmith the Light horse join the Mafeking Relief Column and were the first to enter the town on the night of 16/17 May 1900.[9]

In late 1900 a second battalion – the 2nd Imperial Light Horse was raised and embodied. Both battalions then went on to fight in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State Republic until the end of the war. In total the members of the Regiment won four Victoria Crosses during the war:[1]

Volunteer era

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In December 1902, the ILH was raised out of the Boer War unit of the same name.[10]: 60  Its first commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel J. Donaldson with adjutant Captain W. Jardine.[10]: 61  The regiment was reorganised into two wings and in 1904 its left wing was re-designated the Western Rifles at Krugersdorp, both as voluntary units in the Transvaal Volunteers.[1][11] In January 1905, the Prince of Wales became its first Colonel-in-Chief.[10]: 61  Lieutenant-Colonel W.T.F. Davies became its second commander in January 1906.[10]: 61 

Union Defence Force

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With the new amalgamation of the British colonies into the Union of South Africa in 1910 the separate colonial forces were combined into new organisations. The Regiment was re-designated as the 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) on 1 July 1913 and transferred to the Active Citizen Force (the reserves) of the Union Defence Force.[1]

World War I

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The Regiment took part in operations during World War I first in the South-West Africa Campaign in what is today Namibia[13] and afterwards in Egypt, Palestine and France.[1]

During the Interbellum the regiment was placed on the reserve but was briefly mobilised in 1922 to support the police during the Second Rand Revolt and fought in the Battle of Ellis Park.[1]

Light Horse Regiment Battle of Ellis Park historic marker

World War II

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At the start of World War II the regiment was brought up to strength and a second battalion reconstituted as infantry battalions. However the two battalions were soon separated and fought different wars.[1]

The second battalion was soon re-designated as the 13th Armoured Car Company in the South African Tank Corps. The 13th was amalgamated with Royal Natal Carbineers to create the 6th Armoured Car Regiment and later that unit combined with the 4th Armoured Car Regiment to form the 4th/6th Armoured Car Regiment.[1]

The 1st Battalion joined the 3rd Brigade of the South African 1st Infantry Division and fought in the North African campaign and fought in the first and second battles of El Alamein.[1]

Returning to South Africa the 1st Battalion along with the 2nd were reorganised and amalgamated with the Kimberley Regiment to form the Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment. In September 1943 the regiment sailed for North Africa and joined the South African 6th Armoured Division in Egypt as a motorised battalion[1] under command of Colonel R. Reeves-Moore, DSO MC.[14] On 21 April 1944 the Regiment disembarked in Taranto as part of the 6th Armoured Division to join the British 8th Army in the Italian campaign.[15] The Regiment was assigned to the South African 12th Motorised Brigade which was detached from the 6th Armoured Division (which initially formed part of the reserves) and move up to Isernia and relieve the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade in fighting in the mountains above Monte Cassino. They held these positions until after the fall of Monte Cassino and the breakout from the Anzio beachhead, when they withdrew and were reunited with the 6th Armoured Division.[1][16] The regiment then advanced with the 6th Division as part of the I Canadian Corps until they were north of Rome. The regiment entered Florence on 4 August 1944, then as part of the 11th South African Armoured Brigade.[1]

After a short period of rest and refitting, on 22 August 1944, the South African 6th Armoured Division was then placed under the command of the United States 5th Army. The army took part in the attack on the Gothic Line in which during heavy fighting around Monte Porro del Bagno almost a quarter of the Regiment were either killed or wounded before the breakthrough was achieved. The Regiment remained in the line and after breaching German defences at Bologna, the regiment fought its last large engagement at Finale south of Venice, after which the regimental band led the Allied victory parade at Monza on 14 May 1945.[1][15] The regiment remained in northern Italy for about three months before returning to South Africa in August 1945 where they were demobilised shortly after arriving back home.[1][17]

The regiment reformed in 1949 as an armoured regiment equipped with Sherman tanks in the Citizen Force.[1] In 1960 when South Africa left the Commonwealth and the Union became the Republic of South Africa the Regiment was symbolically retitled the Light Horse Regiment abandoning the inclusion of Imperial in its name.[1]

Border War

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The Regiment, now equipped with armoured cars, prospered during the next 15 years reaching a strength of 2,000 by 1975 when it was split into two:

Both regiments saw action in the South African Border War (1966–1989) in Northern South-West Africa (now Namibia) and Angola, and were also involved in security operations policing the South Africa's townships in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[1]

Post 1994

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After the country's first multiracial elections in 1994, following the Defence Review by the newly formed South African National Defence Force, in March 1997 the two battalions were amalgamated into Light Horse Regiment and designated an armoured reconnaissance regiment.[1]

SANDF era Light Horse Regiment Centenary Coin

Name change

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In August 2019, 52 Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa.[18] The Light Horse Regiment became the Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment, and have 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia.[19]

Freedom of entry

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During the regiment's sixtieth anniversary celebrations in 1959, the Freedom of the Cities of Johannesburg, Mafeking and Ladysmith were awarded to it.[20]

The unit exercised its freedom of entry into Johannesburg on 9 November 2013 as part of the centenary celebrations of the City of Johannesburg with fixed bayonets, colours flying and drums beating.

Regimental symbols

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The Regimental device for both headdress and collar dogs are a set of crossed flags mounted on lances. The flags are those of the RSA and the Regiment.

SANDF Regimental Colours of Light Horse Regiment

Previous Dress Insignia

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SADF era Light Horse Regiment insignia

Leadership

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Leadership
From Honorary Colonel To
From Officers Commanding To
1961 Cmdt AJW Drysdale c. 1965
1966 Cmdt AR Nel c. 1970
1971 Cmdt RV Gibson c. 1974
1974 Cmdt RL Jackson c. 1978
1978 Cmdt M Finlay c. 1982
1982 Cmdt AD Thompson c. 1983
1983 Cmdt DM Bessenger c. 1983
1983 Cmdt JP Schuin c. 1985
1985 Cmdt IW Pearce c. 1990
1990 Cmdt GA Nel c. 1993
1993 Cmdt DJF Jacobs c. 1993
1993 Cmdt JF Els c. 1993
1993 Lt Col WJ Alberts c. 2000
2000 Lt Col HJ Marks c. 2003
2003 Lt Col J Martins c. 2007
2007 Lt Col HE Jansen c. 2016
2017 Lt Col ID Nkoana 6 August 2024
From Regimental Sergeants Major To
c. 1945 WO1 WFE Dean c. 1948
c. 1948 WO1 S de Lange c. 1953
c. 1953 WO1 CJ Wessels c. 1959
c. 1959 WO1 WJC Surmon c. 1965
c. 1965 WO1 PJ Oosthuizen c. 1975
c. 1975 WO1 R Morton c. 1976

Alliances

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Battle honours

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See also: List of South African Battle Honours

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

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.

Battle Honours
Awarded
South Africa 1899-1902
Defence of Ladysmith
Relief of Ladysmith
Natal 1906
South West Africa 1914–1915
Gibeon
Western Desert 1941-43
Mersa Belafarit
Bardia
Gazala
Alamein Defence
Alamein Box
El Alamein
Italy 1944-45
Casino II
Celleno
Florence
The Greve
Gothic Line
Monte Porro del Bagno
Monte Vigese
Monte Salvaro
Po Valley


See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ At the British Cemetery on the northern side of Wagon Hill (28°35′15″S 29°45′55″E / 28.587379°S 29.765325°E / -28.587379; 29.765325) there is another obelisk monument to the Imperial Light Horse bearing the epitaph:

    Tell England, ye who pass this Monument,
    We, who died serving her, rest here content.[21]

    There is also another obelisk monument to the Imperial Light Horse at the Intombi Cemetery in Laydsmith (28°35′44″S 29°49′20″E / 28.59559°S 29.82221°E / -28.59559; 29.82221). It states "This monument is erected by their comrades in memory of NCOs and Troopers of the Imperial Light Horse who are buried in this Cemetery" and lists fourteen names. It too bears the same epitaph, written by Edmund Garrett who was inspired by the famous epitaph of Simonides at Thermopylae.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w SAAA staff 2011.
  2. ^ SAMH staff 2016.
  3. ^ a b Nevinson 2005, pp. 211–218.
  4. ^ Wynn & Edwards 2007 cites Dooner, pp. 62–63
  5. ^ NYT staff 1901.
  6. ^ Churchill 1900, Ch. XXVI The Relief of Ladysmith.
  7. ^ AngloBoerWar.com 2004–2019.
  8. ^ "Battle of Elandslaagte". Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ Medal Roll of the Queen's South Africa Medal- Defence of Mafeking Bar
  10. ^ a b c d Praagh, L.V. (1906). The Transvaal and Its Mines: (The Encyclopedic History of the Transvaal). London: Praagh & Lloyd.
  11. ^ Miller 2009, pp. 254–255.
  12. ^ a b South African Military History Society 1997.
  13. ^ Monument: Cavalry Memorial.
  14. ^ Englebrecht 2011.
  15. ^ a b Orpen 1975, p. [page needed].
  16. ^ Klein 1946, p. 234.
  17. ^ Winterbach 2014.
  18. ^ "New Reserve Force unit names". defenceWeb. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Renaming process has resulted in an Army structure that truly represents SA". IOL. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  20. ^ City of Johannesburg 2018.
  21. ^ Jebb 1907, p. 423.
  22. ^ Vandiver 2010, p. lxii.
  23. ^ Markham 1913, p. 88.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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