cazack Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Hello all I have recently acquired a QSA award to a Pte in the Gordon Highlanders and on his Medal card it said he was attached to the 23rd Mounted Infantry I am looking for more information on this unit, I am lead to believe that most arriving British regiments into SA had to convert a battalion into a MI unit, is that correct kind reegards C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QSAMIKE Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Different units provided men for the mounted infantry from as little as 14 men for one unit that I know and up...... Here are all the associated M.I. units..... You will see the Gordons were also in the 6TH, 12TH, 22ND and 23RD MI...... Mike COMPOSITE REGIMENTS OF MOUNTED INFANTRY 1st Mounted Infantry Company, (aka Sitwell’s Mounted Infantry) Devonshire Regiment Suffolk Regiment Cheshire Regiment 2nd Mounted Infantry Company, (aka Burn’s Mounted Infantry) Bedfordshire Regiment Leicestershire Regiment Prince of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment Cheshire Regiment South Wales Borderers Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Border Regiment Hampshire Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment Royal Highlanders Essex Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Wiltshire Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment Royal Irish Fusiliers Connaught Rangers Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Royal Dublin Fusiliers 3rd Mounted Infantry Company Loyal North Lancashre Regiment King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry King's Royal Rifle Corps Manchester Regiment Royal Dublin Fusiliers 4th Mounted Infantry Company Warwickshire Regiment Bedfordshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry West Kent Regiment King's Shropshire Light Infantry Manchester Regiment 5th Mounted Infantry Company East Kent Regiment Liverpool Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Royal Irish Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment South Lancashire Regiment Middlesex Regiment Dublin Fusiliers 6th Mounted Infantry Company Welsh Regiment Essex Regiment Wiltshire Regiment Gordon Highlanders 7th Mounted Infantry Company Norfolk Regiment Lincolnshire Regiment Scottish Borderers King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Mounted Infantry Company Cheshire Regiment East Lancashire Regiment Oxford Light Infantry North Staffordshire Regiment 9th Mounted Infantry Company (aka Malta Mounted Infantry) Derbyshire Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Royal Irish Rifles Royal Munster Fusiliers 10th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Scots Northumberland Fusiliers Warwickshire Regiment Essex Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Berkshire Regiment 11th Mounted Infantry Company Cameronians Inniskilling Fusiliers South Staffordshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment West Kent Regiment Connaught Rangers Leinster Regiment Royal Dublin Fusiliers 12th Mounted Infantry Company (aka The Highland Company) Royal Highlanders Highland Light Infantry Seaforth Highlanders Gordon Highlanders Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Argylle and Sutherland Highlanders 13th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Fusiliers Somerset Light Infantry Border Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment Royal West Kent Regiment Rifle Brigade 14th Mounted Infantry Company West Yorkshire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Lancashire Fusiliers Gloucestershire Regiment Essex Regiment Middlesex Regiment Manchester Regiment 15th Mounted Infantry Company Suffolk Regiment South Wales Borderers West Riding Regiment Berkshire Regiment 16th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Lancashire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Manchester Regiment Highland Light Infantry 17th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Warwickshire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 18th Mounted Infantry Company Leicestershire Regiment Seaforth Highlanders 19th Mounted Infantry Company Warwickshire Regiment Liverpool Regiment Manchester Regiment Highland Light Infantry 20th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Fusiliers Yorkshire Light Infantry Rifle Brigade 21st Mounted Infantry Company East Kent Regiment Norfolk Regiment Inniskilling Fusiliers Border Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment Essex Regiment Derbyshire Regiment West Kent Regiment Middlesex Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment 22nd Mounted Infantry Company Royal Scots Fusiliers Royal Welsh Fusiliers Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Welsh Regiment Royal Highlanders Essex Regiment Seaforth Highlanders Gordon Highlanders 23rd Mounted Infantry Company Lancaster Regiment Cameronians Hampshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment Manchester Regiment Durham Light Infantry Gordon Highlanders Rifle Brigade 24th Mounted Infantry Company South Lancashire Regiment King’s Royal Rifle Corps Durham Light Infantry Royal Irish Fusiliers 25th Mounted Infantry Company King’s Royal Rifle Corps 26th Mounted Infantry Company East Kent Regiment West Surrey Regiment Somerset Light Infantry East Surrey Regiment Essex Regiment King’s Royal Rifle Corps Durham Light Infantry Leicestershire Regiment 27th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Lancaster Regiment Hampshire Regiment Manchester Regiment Highland Light Infantry 28th Mounted Infantry Company Royal Warwickshire Regiment Suffolk Regiment Lancashire Regiment Derbyshire Regiment Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Irish Rifles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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