24 Field Artillery Regiment was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery.

24 Field Artillery Regiment
24 Field Artillery Regiment emblem not documented so use made of Corps emblem
Active1976
Country South Africa
Allegiance
Branch
TypeArtillery
SizeRegiment
Part ofSouth African Army Artillery Corps
Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQDurban

Origin

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This unit was formed as 24 Field Artillery Regiment in 1976 and was based in Durban. As a composite unit, its structure consisted of:

Commandant R. Pemberton was the Commanding officer.

Operations

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The regiment was added to the operational control of Natal Command. As a Citizen Force Regiment, its primary function was artillery support and it secondary function as infantry. The regiment did at least one tour of duty in South West Africa but mainly conducted training camps in northern Natal.

Traditions

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The regiment had a typical artillery tradition and instead of having colours considered its cannons its colours.

References

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  1. ^ "Cymbeline Mk 1". Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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