Regiment Port Natal
| Regiment Port Natal | |
|---|---|
 Regiment Port Natal emblem | |
| Active | 1969 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Motorised Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Conventional Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Durban |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Oppugnamus (Attack) |
Regiment Port Natal was a motorised infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a present-day British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.
History[edit]
Origin[edit]
In 1969, Durban Regiment was instructed to transfer all Afrikaans speaking unit members to a newly formed unit, Regiment Port Natal.[1]
Operations[edit]
Regiment Port Natal saw active service on internal security duties in the Natal Province.
Regiment Port Natal was assigned to 84 Motorised Brigade.
Amalgamation[edit]
Regiment Port Natal was eventually amalgamated with Durban Light Infantry Regiment in the 1980s.
Colours[edit]
The Regiment was awarded its Regimental Colour – a wildebeest head with the motto Oppugnamus on a black silk background – in July 1974 by Mr P W Botha, the then Minister of Defence.
On 14 July 1990, National Colours were presented to the Regiment by Major General D J Mortimer.
Insignia[edit]
Dress Insignia[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Buttigieg, Gerald (14 September 2011). "The Durban Regiment". Facts About Durban. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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