| 词条 | Natal Mounted Rifles |
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| unit_name = Natal Mounted Rifles | image = | caption = SANDF Natal Mounted Rifles emblem | dates = 1854{{ndash}}Present | country = {{ZAF}} | allegiance = {{plainlist|* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Natal Colony 1875-1910.svg}} Colony of Natal* {{flag|South Africa|1928|name=Republic of South Africa}}* {{flag|South Africa|1994|name=Republic of South Africa}}}} | branch = {{plainlist|* {{army|South Africa|1981}}* {{army|South Africa|1994}}}} | type = Armour | role = Armour / Tank and Mechanised Infantry Regiment | size = Regiment | command_structure = South African Armoured Formation Army Conventional Reserve | garrison = Durban | nickname = | patron = | motto = Rough but Ready | colors = | march = | mascot = | equipment = Marmon Herrington Mk1V / Ferret armoured cars / Olifant mk1 A and B tanks | battles = | anniversaries = Regimental Birthday - 23 March each year. | decorations = | battle_honours = {{BattleHonour |country =ZAR| South Africa 1879| South Africa 1899-1902| Defence of Ladysmith| Natal 1906| South West Africa 1914-1915| Gibeon| East Africa 1940-41| Dadaba| Western Desert 1941-43| Gazala| Springbok Road| Paliano| Bir Temrad| Best Post| Alamein Defence| El Alamein| Italy 1944-45| The Tiber| Celleno| Florence| The Greve| Gothic Line| Po Valley| El Yibo| South West Africa/Angola 1975-1976 }} | website = www.saarmour.co.za | notable_commanders = | identification_symbol = Prancing Horse | identification_symbol_label = Boot and Spur | identification_symbol_2 = Black | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_2_label = Beret Colour | identification_symbol_3_label = Armour Squadron emblems | identification_symbol_4_label = Armour beret bar circa 1992 | current_commander = Lt Col S. Cele | ceremonial_chief = None | ceremonial_chief_label = Honorary Colonel | colonel_of_the_regiment = | colonel_of_the_regiment_label = }} The Natal Mounted Rifles is an armoured regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Armour Formation and is based in the city of Durban. HistoryOriginThe original and accepted "Parent / Unit" of the Natal Mounted Rifles is the "Royal D'Urban Rangers" which was formed at a meeting of the public in the town of Durban, at "Boltbee's Hotel" on 23 March 1854. Other ante-cedant Units that were then subsequently amalgamated into the NMR since 1854 are as follows:
Timeline events
FormationIn May 1868 the Regimental Committee of the Durban Mounted Rifles, presided over by Captain WH Addison, held a meeting to discuss the forming of the Natal Mounted Rifles. The formation of the regiment would entail the amalgamation of four Volunteer Units; Royal D'urban Rangers (1854), Victoria Mounted Rifles (1862), Alexander Mounted Rifles (1865) and Durban Mounted Rifles(1873).[1] Anglo Boer WarThe regiment was re-activated in Durban during February and March 1901 for service in the South African War. It was originally called the 2nd Natal Volunteer Composite Regiment but the name was soon changed to Natal Mounted Infantry. The unit was armed and equipped by the Natal Volunteer Department and horsed by the Imperial Remount Department. The first depot was at Dundee, but, on the unit changing its name, this was transferred to Newcastle.[2] World War IAt the outbreak of WW1, the regiment became the 3rd Mounted Rifles and was attached to the 8th Mounted Brigade with the Central Force in the German South West African Campaign.On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was re-amalgamated with the Border Mounted Rifles, renamed the 3rd Mounted Rifles (Natal Mounted Rifles) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. World War IIIn 1932 the Regiment's name was simplified to The Natal Mounted Rifles and in 1934 it was converted to infantry.The regiment was mounted for 80 years until July 1934 when horses were entirely dispensed with and NMR converted to a machinegun unit. In January 1934 the regiment was remustered as an armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Sixth SA Armoured Division. In addition to the campaigns in which its various constituent units fought in before the Regiment's formation, the Natal Mounted Rifles served in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the Zulu Rebellion (1906–1907), World War I (specifically in South-West Africa from 1914 to 1915), World War II (See 1st SA Infantry Division and South Africa's post-war internal conflicts and the South African Border War).[3][4] Post World War IIBorder War{{main|South African Border War}}Post 1994Since the 1994 Democratic Elections, the NMR has undergone several training exercises and continues to recruit members into its ranks. It boasts a Regimental Pipe Band and is affiliated to the 3rd King's Own Hussars. RegimentalSymbolsRegimental mottos:
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Leadership{{Post-start|caption=Natal Mounted Rifles Leadership|float=}}{{Post-header|post-name=Honorary Colonels}}{{Post-member|from-date=n.d.|post-incumbent=Col Godfrey T Hurst {{postnominals|country=ZAR|DSO|OBE|VD}}|to-date=n.d.}}{{Post-header|post-name=Commanding Officers}}{{Post-member|from-date=2001|post-incumbent=Lt. Col. Donald P Hobson|to-date=2002}}{{Post-member|from-date=n.d.|post-incumbent=Lt. Col. Denis Currie|to-date=09/04/2005}}{{Post-member|from-date=09/04/2005|post-incumbent=Lt Col Mike Rowe|to-date=23/03/2018}}{{Post-member|from-date=23/03/2018|post-incumbent=Lt. Col. S. Cele[5]|to-date=present}}{{Post-header|post-name=Second in Command}}{{Post-member|from-date=2004|post-incumbent=Maj. F. A. M. van Schaik|to-date=Present}}{{Post-header|post-name=Regimental Sergeants Major}}{{Post-member|from-date=n.d.|post-incumbent=MWO Bobby Freeman|to-date=Present}}{{Post-end}}Notes{{notelist}}References1. ^{{cite web|title=Ladysmith History and the Boer War|url=http://www.ladysmithhistory.com/a-to-z/british-regiments/natal-mounted-rifles/|work=Natal Mounted Rifles|accessdate=18 October 2010}} {{SA Army Units}}2. ^{{cite web|title=South African Units|url=http://www.angloboerwar.com/south-african-units/1996-natal-mounted-infantry|work=Natal Mounted Infantry|accessdate=18 October 2010}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.saarmourassociation.co.za/natal-mounted-rifles.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120918013138/http://www.saarmourassociation.co.za/natal-mounted-rifles.aspx |archivedate=18 September 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^Kleynhans E.P. ARMOURED WARFARE, THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN EAST AFRICA, 1940-1941Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, 2014 5. ^https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/sword-of-command-for-nmrs-cele-14080793 5 : Armoured regiments of South Africa|Military units and formations established in 1854|Military units and formations of South Africa in World War II|Military units and formations of South Africa in the Border War|1854 establishments in the British Empire |
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