- Pretoria Highlanders
The Pretoria Highlanders Regiment is a
regiment of theSouth African Army . As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of aBritish Territorial Army orUnited States Army National Guard unit.History
The regiment was founded by Peter Lawrence Goudie on the outbreak of
World War II in1939 . He recruited 1,400 men within six weeks and also raised the funds to equip them with Highland uniforms.During
World War II the regiment, as part of 7 South African Infantry Brigade, took part in "Operation Rose", the invasion ofMadagascar by South African forces in June1942 . As far as is known, this is the first (and only)amphibious operation in which South African troops ever participated.In
1946 , the PH were converted to artillery and renamed "1 Anti-Tank Regiment (PH)". When the Army was reorganised in1960 , for internal security duties, the regiment was converted to armour and reverted to its original name of "Pretoria Highlanders".Regimental Symbols
Uniform: Headdress: khaki balmoral, black glengarry; Tourie (on both): bottle green.Tartan: Hunting Stewart (kilt); Sporran: white with two black tails.Hose: green with tops of regimental tartan, green garter flashes.Nickname: "Jacaranda Jocks" (Pretoria is known as "the jacaranda city")
Battle honours
*Madagascar 1942
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