The South African Army 1939-40
Active Citizen Force Infantry Battalions and Brigades 1940
March 1940 - Intended Organization (HQ & Recruiting Areas)
1st South African Infantry Brigade
1st Royal Natal Carabineers - Pietermaritzburg
1st Duke of Edinburgh's Rifles - Cape Town
1st Transvaal Scottish - Johannesburg
2nd South African Infantry Brigade
1st Field Force Battalion - Ladysmith
2nd Field Force Battalion - Ladysmith
1st Natal Mounted Rifles - Durban
3rd South African Infantry Brigade
1st Imperial Light Horse - Johannesburg
1st Royal Durban Light Infantry - Durban
1st Rand Light Infantry - Johannesburg
4th South African Infantry Brigade
2nd Royal Durban Light Infantry - Durban
2nd Natal Mounted Rifles - Greytown
(Replaced by The Umvoti Mounted Rifles)
The Kaffrarian Rifles - East London
5th South African Infantry Brigade
2nd Regiment Botha - North of Nylstroom
3rd Transvaal Scottish - Benoni
1st South African Irish - Johannesburg
6th South African Infantry Brigade
1st South African Police - Pretoria
2nd South African Police - Pretoria
2nd Transvaal Scottish - Johannesburg
(Replaced The Pretoria Highlanders)
7th South African Infantry Brigade
The Pretoria Highlanders - Pretoria
1st Pretoria Regiment - Pretoria
The First City - Grahamstown
8th South African Infantry Brigade
Regiment De la Rey - South of Nylstroom and west of the railway,
excluding Vereeniging
1st Witwatersrand Rifles - Johannesburg
The Cape Town Highlanders - Cape Town
9th South African Infantry Brigade
The Prince Alfred's Guard - Port Elizabeth
Regiment President Steyn - Bloemfontein
Regiment Westelike Provinsie - Stellenbosch
10th South African Infantry Brigade
The Kimberley Regiment- Kimberley
Regiment South Westelike Distrike - George
1st Regiment Botha - South of Nylstroom
11th South African Infantry Brigade
2nd Witwatersrand Rifles - Springs
1st South-West African Infantry Battalion - Windhoek
Die Middelandse Regiment - Graff-Reinet
12th South African Infantry Brigade
2nd Royal Natal Carabineers - Ladysmith
2nd Pretoria Regiment - Pretoria
2nd Rand Light Infantry - Krugersdorp
Others
Regiment de Wet - Kroonstaad
Regiment Louw Wepner - Ladybrand
2nd Natal Mounted Rifles - Greytown
2nd Imperial Light Horse - Johannesburg
1st Reserve Brigade - Raised 29 February 1940
1st Battalion (Transvaal) - Raised 29 February 1940 at Johannesburg
2nd Battalion (The Cape Peninsular Rifles) - Raised 29 February 1940 at Cape Town
3rd Battalion (The Natal Scottish) - Raised 29 February 1940 at Durban
4th Battalion (The Witwatersrand Rifles) - Raised 29 February 1940
5th Battalion (Eastern Province) - Raised 29 February 1940
6th Battalion (Transvaal) - Raised 29 February 1940
7th Battalion (Orange Free State and Kimberly) - Raised 1941
8th Battalion (Transvaal) - Raised 1941
9th Battalion - Raised 1943
10th Battalion - Raised 1943
11th Battalion - Raised 1943
12th Battalion - Raised 1943
1st Mounted Command Division
10 June 1940 - Piet Retief
1st Field Squadron, SAEC
1st Mounted Brigade
1st Mounted Regiment - Formed at Pretoria
2nd Mounted Regiment - Formed in the Transvaal
3rd Mounted Regiment - Formed in the Transvaal
2nd Mounted Brigade
4th Mounted Regiment - Formed in Orange Free State
5th Mounted Regiment - Formed in Natal
6th Mounted Regiment - Formed at the Castle, Capetown, Cape Province
The Mobilization of the South African Mobile Field Force - 1940
1st South African Division - Raised 13 August 1940 at Robert's Heights
3rd Field Brigade, SAA (Transvaal Horse Artillery)
4th Field Brigade, SAA
7th Field Brigade, SAA
1st Anti-Tank Brigade, SAA
1st, 5th, 12th Field Companies, SAEC
19th Divisional Field Park Company, SAEC
1st South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 13 May 1940 at Kafferskraal
1st Royal Natal Carabineers
The Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles
1st Transvaal Scottish
2nd South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 13 May 1940 at Premier Mine
1st, 2nd Field Force Battalions
1st Natal Mounted Rifles
5th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 16 June 1940 at Barberton
3rd Transvaal Scottish
2nd Regiment Botha
1st South African Irish Regiment
2nd South African Division - Raised 23 October 1940
1st Field Brigade, SAA (Cape Field Artillery (Prince Alfred's Own))
2nd Field Brigade, SAA (Natal Field Artillery)
5th Light Field Brigade, SAA
2nd Anti-Tank Brigade, SAA
2nd, 4th, 10th Field Companies, SAEC
20th Divisional Field Park Company, SAEC
3rd South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 8 June 1940 at Zonderwater
1st Imperial Light Horse
1st Royal Durban Light Infantry
1st Rand Light Infantry
4th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 17 June 1940 at Orbi Camp, Pietermaritzburg
2nd Natal Mounted Rifles (Until October 1940)
2nd Royal Durban Light Infantry
The Kaffrarian Rifles
The Umvoti Mounted Rifles (From October 1940)
6th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 17 June 1940 at Pietermaritzburg
1st Pretoria Highlanders (Until November 1940)
1st, 2nd South African Police
2nd Transvaal Scottish (From 21 November 1940)
3rd South African Division - Raised 23 October 1940 at Pretoria
6th Light Field Brigade, SAA
8th, 9th, 10th Field Companies, SAEC?
17th Divisional Field Park Company, SAEC?
7th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 11 July 1940 at Premier Mine
1st Pretoria Regiment
1st Witwatersrand Rifles
Regiment de la Rey
8th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 1 July 1940 in East London. Disb. Nov. 1940.
The Cape Town Highlanders
The First City
Prince Alfred's Guard
9th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised 15 July 1940 at Premier Mine
Regiment President Steyn (Until 22/11/40)
Die Middelandse Regiment
Regiment Westelike Provinsie (Until 1/9/40)
2nd Pretoria Regiment (From 9/40 to 10/40)
2nd Transvaal Scottish (From 4/9/40 to 21/11/40)
2nd Royal Natal Carabineers (From 9/9/40 to 3/10/40)
1st Regiment Botha (From 9/40 to 11/40)
1st Pretoria Highlanders (From 11/40)
The Cape Town Highlanders (From 6/11/40)
2nd Natal Mounted Rifles (From 23/11/40)
10th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised July 1940. Replaced 8th Bde in 11/40.
The Kimberley Regiment
2nd Witwatersrand Rifles
The First City
11th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised July 1940. Disbanded October 1940.
2nd Witwatersrand Rifles
1st South-West African Infantry Battalion
2nd Imperial Light Horse
12th South African Infantry Brigade - Raised July 1940. Disbanded September 1940.
2nd Royal Natal Carabineers
2nd Pretoria Regiment
2nd Rand Light Infantry