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Port Elizabeth Volunteer Rifle Corps Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard Prince Alfred's Guard Chief Maqoma Regiment
SANDF Prince Alfreds Guards emblem
Active	19 September 1856 to present
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa Republic of South Africa (1994–present)
Branch	South African Army South African Army (1994–present)
Type	Light Infantry
Size	One battalion
Part of	South African Infantry Formation Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Gqeberha
Motto(s)	Fidelis et Fortis (Faithful and Brave)
Anniversaries	19 September (Regimental Day)
Battle honours	Gaika-Gcaleka 1877 Transkei 1877 - 1878 Umzintzani Basutoland 1880 - 1881 Bechuanaland 1897 South Africa 1899 - 1902 Italy 1944 - 1945 Celleno Florence The Greve Gothic Line Po Valley
Insignia
Company level insignia
SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992	SA Motorised Infantry beret bar
Abbreviation	MR

Military unit

The Chief Maqoma Regiment (formerly Prince Alfred's Guard) is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army. The regiment is located in the city of Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).

History

Origin

Chief Maqoma Regiment was established on 19 September 1856 as the Port Elizabeth Volunteer Rifle Corps. In 1860 the title Prince Alfred's Guard was assumed unofficially (after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh) and on 11 July 1874 this name was officially sanctioned as Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard. The name was later changed to Prince Alfred's Guard.

Xhosa Wars

The regiment first saw action on 2 December 1877, against the Gcaleka tribesmen in the Battle of Umzintzani during the Ninth Xhosa War. The next conflict that the unit participated in was the Basutoland Campaign of 1880 to 1881, during which a 500-metre bayonet charge by the regiment which led to the capture of the village of Lerotholi, an enemy village. The regiment also took part in the Bechuanaland Campaign of 1897.

Anglo Boer War

The regiment also served in the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to 1902 - as mounted infantry - and took part in campaigns in the Orange Free State and the South African Republic.

World War One

Members of the unit volunteered for service in World War I, but there was dissension in the ranks after a long deployment on sentry duty in Cape Town. As a result, the contingent was disbanded and most of its members saw active service during the war in other South African units.

With the Union Defence Force

In 1913 the regiment was redesignated the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Prince Alfred's Guard) of the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force, but regained its former name in 1934.

World War Two

During World War II, the regiment first served as link battalion for the 2nd Brigade, South African Infantry in North Africa, sending drafts of men to the fighting units, among which many went to the Field Force Battalion.

Armour

The PAG was subsequently converted to an armoured unit and saw further active service with the 11th South African Armoured Brigade, South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy as a tank unit. On 20 April 1944, equipped with Mark V Shermans and Stuarts, the regiment landed at Taranto in the heel of Italy. They were to reinforce the Allies still trapped at Anzio, and worn out by bitter fighting at Cassino and along the Gustav line.

With the SADF

Bush War and South West Africa (Namibia)

Re-equipped with Eland-90 armoured cars in the postwar period, the PAG also took part in several skirmishes during subsequent border conflicts in Angola and South-West Africa (Namibia).

Post 1994 and the SANDF

The PAG was converted to a reserve infantry regiment in the SANDF. Its members are currently trained to a large extent as air assault infantry.

Name Change

In August 2019, 52 Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa. The Prince Alfred's Guard became the Chief Maqoma Regiment, and had 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia.

Regimental Symbols

The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum in Port Elizabeth houses military exhibits in the Regiment's Victorian Drill Hall (built in 1880). It is a national monument and one of the finest surviving examples of its type.

Insignia

Previous Dress Insignia

Current Dress Insignia

Battle honours

Gaika Gcaleka 1877, Transkei 1877 - 1878, Umzintzani, Basutoland 1880 - 1881, Bechuanaland 1897, South Africa 1899 - 1902, Italy 1944 - 1945, Celleno, Florence, The Greve, Gothic Line, Po Valley

Battle Honours
Awarded to Prince Alfred's Guard

Leadership

Leadership
From	Honorary Colonels	To
10 August 1928	Colonel T.A. Bromilow-Downing VD	27 August 1931
11 April 1947	Colonel J.R. Reis VD	19 April 1951
29 December 1954	Colonel W.E. Hawkins ED	nd
From	Commanding Officers	To
1856	Colonel J.M. Hill	1857
1857	Colonel A.J. Clairmonte	1857
nd	Colonel A. Ogilvie	1860
1861	Colonel A.C. Wylde	1865
1865	Captain W. Fleming	1865
1874	Colonel A.C. Wylde	1876
1876	Major G.R. Deare	1888
1888	Lt Col. G. Gordon	1898
1898	Major G.C. Clark CMG VD	1899
1899	Lt Col. H.W. Court VD	10 April 1915
10 April 1915	Lt Col. J.N. Neylan DSO	1 November 1915
1 November 1915	Lt Col. A.P.J. Wares VD	31 May 1925
1 June 1925	Lt Col. Whitehead DSO	6 January 1926
6 January 1916	Lt Col. F.L.A. Buchanan MC VD	30 June 1930
1 July 1935	Lt Col. J.L. Reis VD	13 September 1942
14 September	Lt Col. H.A. Olsen DSO ED	11 December 1945
5 February 1946	Lt Col. W.E. Hawkins ED	30 June 1952
1 July 1952	Commandant G.M. Human	30 April 1955
1 May 1955	Commandant J.N. Erasmus JCD	1 January 1959
1 January 1959	Commandant I.F. Nel SM JCD	nd
From	Regimental Sergeants Major	To

Alliances

United Kingdom - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

Books

Perridge, Frank (1939). HISTORY OF THE PRINCE ALBERT'S GUARD. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton.

References

Engelbrecht, Leon (7 January 2011). "Fact file: Prince Alfred's Guard". Defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
Orpen, Neil D. (1967). Prince Alfred's Guard, 1856-1966. illustrated by P. Miller. Prince Alfred's Guard in conjunction with Books of Africa. OCLC 457923. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
"SAHRA - Prince Alfreds Guard Memorial St Georges Park Port Elizabeth". SAHRA. South African Heritage Resources Agency. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ Engelbrecht, Leon (17 February 2010). "Fact file: 6 SA Armoured Division". Defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
"New Reserve Force unit names". defenceWeb. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
"Renaming process has resulted in an Army structure that truly represents SA". IOL. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

External links

Nelson Mandela Bay Museums

South African Army Units

Divisions and Brigades

Brigades	43 South African Brigade 44 Parachute Brigade 46 South African Brigade Special Forces Brigade

Armour Formation (SAAAF)

Training	School of Armour
Tank	Regular 1 South African Tank Regiment Reserve Pretoria Armoured Regiment Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles Thaba Bosiu Armoured Regiment
Armoured Car	Regular 1 Special Service Battalion Reserve Umvoti Mounted Rifles Blaauwberg Armoured Regiment Molapo Armoured Regiment Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment

Infantry Formation (SAAIF)

Training	South African Infantry School
Parachute Infantry	Regular 44 Para 1 Para 44 Pathfinders 13 Signal Squadron 18 Light Regiment 44 Medical Task Group 101 Air Supply Unit SAOSC 44 Training Wing Parachute Packing Wing Reserve Bagaka Regiment 3 Para
Air Assault Infantry	Regular 6 SAI Reserve Chief Makhanda Regiment Chief Maqoma Regiment
Seaborne Infantry	Regular 9 SAI Reserve Chief Langalibalele Rifles
Light Infantry	Regular 21 SAI Reserve Rand Light Infantry OR Tambo Regiment Lenong Regiment
Mechanised Infantry	Regular 1 SAI 8 SAI Reserve General de la Rey Regiment Regiment Northern Transvaal Cape Town Highlanders General Jan Smuts Regiment Bambatha Rifles
Motorised Infantry	Regular 2 SAI 4 SAI 5 SAI 7 SAI 10 SAI 14 SAI 15 SAI 121 SAI Reserve General Botha Regiment Mapungubwe Regiment Johannesburg Regiment Andrew Mlangeni Regiment Solomon Mahlangu Regiment Tshwane Regiment Buffalo Volunteer Rifles King Shaka Regiment Durban Light Infantry Kimberley Regiment Ingobamakhosi Carbineers Mangaung Regiment Nelson Mandela Regiment Umzimvubu Regiment

Artillery Formation

Training	School of Artillery (South Africa)
Regular	HQ Artillery Mobilisation Regiment 4 Artillery Regiment
Reserve	Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment Sandfontein Artillery Regiment Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit State Artillery Regiment General Dan Pienaar Artillery Regiment Steve Biko Artillery Regiment

Air Defence Artillery Formation

Training	School of Air Defence Artillery (South Africa)
Regular	HQ Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment Madzhakandila Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Reserve	Autshumato Anti-Aircraft Regiment Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment 7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Regiment Overvaal

Engineer Formation

Training	South African Army Engineer School
Regular	HQ 2 Field Engineer Regiment 35 Engineer Support Regiment 1 Construction Regiment Engineer Terrain Intelligence Unit
Reserve	Ihawu Field Engineer Regiment Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment 19 Field Engineer Regiment Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment

Training Formation
3 SAI SA Army Combat Training Centre (SAACTC) Army Gymnasium Army College de Brug Training Area General de la Rey Training Area Potchefstroom Oustshoorn Training Area Touwsriver Training Area Wallmannsthal Training Area

Support Formation

Army Support Bases (Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Kimberley, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
Mobilisation Centre
Main Ordnance Depot
National Ceremonial Guard
Logistical Support Unit
General Andrew Masondo Maintenance Unit
Madiba Bay Maintenance Unit
15 Maint Unit
Other Maintenance Units
Doman Field Workshop
General Sipho Binda Field Workshop
Sabelo Phama Field Workshop
Chris Hani Field Workshop
Sekhukhune Field Workshop
Ngungunyane Field Workshop
Other Field Workshops

Signals Formation

Regular

1 Signal Regt
2 Signal Regt
3 Signal Regt
4 Signal Regt
5 Signal Regt

Reserve

6 Signal Regt

Gauteng Reserve Signal Unit

11 Field Postal Unit

South African Defence Force (1957–1994)

Commands

Eastern Province Command (Port Elizabeth)

Eastern Transvaal Command (Nelspruit)

Natal Command (Durban)

Northern Transvaal Command (Swartkop, Pretoria)

Northern Cape Command (Kimberly)

Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein)

Western Province Command (Cape Town)

Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn)

West Transvaal Command/North West Command (Potchefstroom)

Witwatersrand Command (Johannesburg)

Far North Command (Pietersburg)

Northern Logistic Command (Grootfontein, South West Africa)

South West Africa Command (Windhoek, South West Africa)

Northern Logistics Command (Grootfontein, South West Africa)

Gauteng Command post 1994 SANDF (Amalgamation of Wits and Northern Transvaal Commands)

Corps

Divisions

7 South African Infantry Division
8 South African Armoured Division
9 South African Infantry Division
10 South African Division (Operation Prone)

Brigades

16 Brigade (see 81 Armoured Brigade)
17 Brigade (see 71 Motorised Brigade )
18 Brigade (see 72 Motorised Brigade)
19 Brigade (see 82 Mechanised Brigade)
20 Brigade
60 Brigade (Battlegroups HQ Lohatla)
71 Motorised Brigade SADF era
72 Motorised Brigade SADF era
73 Motorised Brigade SADF era
74 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 8th Armoured Division)
75 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 9th Division)
81 Armoured Brigade SADF era
82 Mechanised Brigade SADF era
83 Brigade (planned but never existed)
84 Motorised Brigade SADF era
10 Artillery Brigade SADF era
Other brigades

Battlegroups

UDF and SADF
Regiments and Battalions

Homeland Battalions

Military Areas

Training Areas	Boschhoek Grahamstown Hellsgate Mosita Pomfret Riemvasmaak

UDF and SADF Commando System

South African Commando System

State Presidents Guard

State Presidents Guard

Mobilisation Units (Reception Depots)

Bantustan Defence Forces (1977/1981–1994)

Bophuthatswana Defence Force 1977–1994	1 BDF Infantry Battalion 2 BDF Infantry Battalion BDF Parachute Battalion BDF Military School BDF Special Forces 1 BDF Military Area 2 BDF Military Area 3 BDF Military Area BDF Signals Unit BDF Bafokeng base BDF Mankwe base BDF Odi base BDF Thaba'Nchu base BDF Taung base BDF Air Wing
Venda Defence Force 1979–1994	VDF Headquarters Sibasa 1 VDF Battalion Manenu 2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu VDF Vuwani Military Base VDF Signals Unit VDF Air Wing
Ciskei Defence Force 1981–1994	1 CDF Battalion CDF Special Forces
Transkei Defence Force 1981–1994	1 TDF Battalion TDF Special Forces TDF Mounted Battalion

SWATF (1977–1989)

Union Defence Force 1912–1957