Volunteers and Yeomanry have also seen service in South Africa either as Irish Regiments in the British Army Serving in South AfricaĪll the regular units of Irish origin in the British Army have servedįor a period of time in South Africa. Is followed by an examination of autonomous South African units which have Part of the British military tradition, in the South African context. The interaction between the history of a number of Irish regiments, forming Which can be said to have commenced in 1914, is prefaced by a study of Of historical continuity, the history of the South African Irish Regiment, Hence, in the interest of the preservation Of the impact, which has been very considerable, of the Irish tradition Of historical perspective if the South African Irish Regiment were to beĭiscussed an isolated context, without reference to a general overview It is considered that it would be a distortion It is hoped, will eventually form the basis of a monograph, dedicated to Irish Regiment's history certainly does not preclude an endeavour to produceĪ detailed study of its distinguished history. Irish Regiment, but, the brief and truncated nature of the South African These units have longer and fuller histories than the South African
To such units as the Light Horse Regiment, Rand Light Infantry and Transvaal
The following study has as its focus the South African Irish Regiment.Īrchival material relating to this unit is sadly lacking, in marked contrast Military History Journal - Vol 6 No 1 The South African Irish Regiment: An Exemplar of the Military South African Military History Society - Journal- The South African Irish Regiment: An Exemplar of the Military Traditions of the Irish in South Africaĭie Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging
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