Sandfontein Artillery Regiment
military unit
The Sandfontein Artillery Regiment (formerly the Transvaal Horse Artillery) is a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army.
The Sandfontein Artillery Regiment is currently located in Johannesburg. The main ordnance of the regiment is the G6 self-propelled 155 mm gun/howitzer. It consists of four batteries: Regimental Headquarters Battery, 7 Battery, 8 Battery and 9 Battery.
History
Origins
The Transvaal Horse Artillery was formed on 17 March 1904 as Lys' Volunteer Corps (after its first commanding officer, Major Godfrey Lys) and was a regiment dependent on horse transport from the start. His adjutant was Brevet-Major J.W.F Lamont, Royal Field Artillery. Lys would resign in January 1905 and Major A. Langebrink took over command. The uniform was in the style of the Royal Household Artillery with the silver substituted by gold. Its first honorary colonel was Thomas Cullinan. The regiment's name was changed six months later to the Transvaal Horse Artillery Volunteers, which it retained until 1911, when the volunteers designation was dropped, to become the Transvaal Horse Artillery.
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