Northern Rhodesia Regiment “Diversi Genere Fide Pares - Different In Race, Equal In Fidelity” Burma Campaign VJ Day #vjday2025 #WeWillRemember

South African, Jackie Moggridge (1922-2004), a pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary, climbs into the cockpit of a Spitfire fighter, September 1944.

'Youngest' of the Few honoured ✈️💙 A moving service held at All Saints’ Church, Fawley, Hampshire on 16 August commemorated the death, 85 years ago to the day, of the pilot thought to have been the youngest of ‘the Few’. Details via The Battle of Britain Memorial 👉 buff.ly/gexdiBd

School Heads St Dominic's Priory lay wreath at Walmer Cenotaph this morning on behalf of school & ancestor schools #MaristBrothers Uitenhage, Bird St & St Patrick’s Walmer Royal British Legion South African Legion UK & Europe #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem #RemembranceDay

South African 25-Pounder Field Gun position at Sollum in Libya.

South African Armoured Car at El Gumu.

25-pounder guns fire at AfrikaKorps positions during the battle of Gazala in Libya by South African Forces, 02 June 1942.

WW1 Springboks setting sail home from Tilbury docks - Essex 1919

The Kaffrarian Rifles “nunc animis” now Buffalo Volunteer Rifles “At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them” #RemembranceDay #WeWillRememberThem #KR Royal British Legion South African Legion UK & Europe Mike the Warthog Charles Ross

South Africaan Engineers clearing a path through the Gazala Minefields in 1942

What an incredible line-up! Here we see a formation of Canberra B(I) Mk.12s and Canberra PR.Mk.9s of the South African Air Force (SAAF), lined up on the tarmac. These iconic British-built jet bombers and reconnaissance aircraft formed a vital part of the SAAF’s

The Crossing of the Juba River 19 February 1941 Italian Somaliland. South African Forces 1st Division. Artwork by Johnny Shumate.

My favourite photo for a long time. German medics attending to a wounded South African in Tobruk, whist his friend looks on, obviously under no threat. Wish I knew what became of these four men. The humanity!

The South African volunteer forces, known as the Springboks, initially saw action in the East African Campaign (1940-1941) before moving to the Western Desert for the main North African Campaign (1941-1942) against the German and Italian Axis forces. Their service in the desert

142nd birthday Originally Buffalo Corps of Rifle Volunteers (Buffalo Volunteer Rifles) formed 12 September 1876, reformed as The Kaffrarian Rifles on 20 December 1883, now Buffalo Volunteer Rifles “nunc animus” – Now with courage

150th birthday missed Another East Cape Regiment First City Regiment, now Chief Makhanda Regiment formed on 7 October 1875 – the 4th oldest infantry regiment & the Senior Highland Regiment in South Africa “Expecto” Be prepared

Happy birthday Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI) Formed 1st February 1961, at Brady Barracks, Bulawayo Image: Rhodesian Services Association (Incorporated) rhodesianservices.org

#RLI #TheSaints #Rhodesia

On this day 47 years ago … 24 March 1979 Clare Taylor runs 2:57:26 First South African woman to run a sub-3 marathon; First woman to run sub-3 on African soil; Clare is now probably better known in swimming circles than road running #Sub3 #Marathon #42km