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    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

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    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

     

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