Light infantry

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 395.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 255.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

THE DURBAN LIGHT INFANTRY ; Volume II ; 1935 to 1960;  Lieut. -Colonel A C MARTIN ; Hardcover The History of the Durban Light Infantry incorporating that of The Sixth South African Infantry 1915 to 1917  Publisher; The Headquarter Board  of the Durban Light Infantry  in co-operation with The Regimental Association  1969 No. of Pages including the Index and the List of Donors; 487 Condition; Book and dust jacket; Dust jacket; please see the photographs; D/J  is complete and intact; Minor edge tears and chipping. Some age related discolouring; Book;   Tightly bound; no tears; Some browning on first 3 pages and also back blank pages. Otherwise clean and white and no writing added. POSTAGE  / Shipping (within S A)  PREFERABLY via Postnet to Postnet for a total weight not exceeding 5kg then add R100.00.          (Note with the P/Net option addit books may be included up to 5kg) Please select Option 2. or via PAXI  which is via the PEP store branch network  - delivery around 9 days.  Please add R55.00  under Option 1 and also add "  via Pep " in the Notes. For postage via SA PO (please add under  option 1)    please add R65.00  under Option 1 Note; If collection or drop off can be arranged for Pietermaritzburg  Hilton or Howick  then no Shipping / postage cost applies. Buyers from outside of SA   can request a Postal quotation.    

  Durban Light Infantry Limited Print by  Andrew May - 1st Infantry SWA 1914 - Numbered 76/300 Exact images of the item/s on Auction: 220Mm by 300MM - Excellent Condition Registered Mail @ R 55.00  Postnet to Postnet @ R 100.00 Please have a look at all our other items.

Buy Somerset Light Infantry, 13th Regement of Foot Somerset Light (Prince Alberts) of The British Army. for R200.00

Buy RAND LIGHT INFANTRY,SHOULDER TITLE 11TH INFANTRY-WORN 1913-1932- 2 LUGS BUT DAMAGED for R70.00

***PLEASE NOTE WE DELIVER TO CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG AND BLOEMFONTEIN*** NAME OF BADGE/ INSIGNIA:  PRINCE ALBERT'S "SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY" REGIMENT JELLALABAD CAP BADGE DATE OF ISSUE:  cWWII MEASUREMENT:  2.5cm WIDE x 2.9cm HIGH PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE LOADING A SELECTION OF MEDALS AND BADGES EVERY THURSDAY FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

Silver - Durban Light Infantry Badge in Presentation Holder The back of the badge is stamped "Silver", the front with an enamel infill. Please Click ---> HERE ziggy2000 is selling   In this business I depend on your Honesty and Integrity as much as you do on mine. Please be aware that all items are sold as described and, unless otherwise stated, antique, vintage or previously owned. All Pictures are part of the description, showing each item in detail. Happy Customers Make Me Happy - You are extremely Important to me - Please let me know how your shopping experience was by leaving your feedback.  Please see the goods "ziggybooks, coins etc" is selling by clicking -> > HERE    

RHODESIAN LIGHT INFANTRY CAP & COLLARS- ANODISED-LUGS INTACT- 1970-1980  

 British Highland  light Infantry Regiment shoulder title badge with Fixings

As Per Scans.RAND LIGHT INFANTRY CAP BADGE  ONE SCREW INTACT - ONE MISSING SIZE:+/- 4.4 cm x +/- 4 cm PLEASE NO FOREIGN BIDDERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES !  SHIPPING WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA ONLY !  SOLD AS IS  

  Durban light Infantry brass shoulder titles Nice condition, lugs intact Postage SAPO R45, Postnet R100, will combine Fastway Couriers, anywhere in JHB/PTA or major centres R60   Will post overseas, UK R80    

British The Duke of Cornwell Light Infantry cap badge - 1 lug original 5 x 4.25

 SOUTH AFRICA - DURBAN LIGHT INFANTRY CAP & COLLAR BADGES Cap & Collar badges in good condition with screws and pins intact. •The postage on this item will be R45.00 within S. A. (Registered with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.

 BRITISH - THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY CAP BADGE - K/C This is a white metal badge in good condition with slider. Possibly a re-strike. •The postage on this item will be R45.00 within S. A. (Registered with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.  

Fireforce is the compelling, brutal but true account of Chris Cocks service in 3 Commando, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, during Zimbabwes bitter civil war of the 70sa war that came to be known almost innocuously as the bush war.  Fireforce, a tactic of total airborne envelopment, was developed and perfected by the RLI, together with the Selous Scouts and the Rhodesian Air Force. Fireforce became the principal strike weapon of the beleaguered Rhodesian forces in their struggle against the overwhelming tide of the Communist-trained and -equipped ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas. The combat strain on a fighting soldier was almost unbelievable, for the Rhodesians, who were always desperately short of ground troops, were sometimes obliged to parachute the same men into action into as many as three enemy contacts a day. While estimates of enemy casualties vary, there seems little doubt that the RLI accounted for at least 12,000 ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillasbut not without cost. Fireforce is not for the squeamish. Although it has been written with unforgettable pathos and humour, it tells of face-to-face combat in the bush and death at point-blank range. It is a book which does nothing to glorify or glamorize war, for as Chris Cocks found at such a young age, war is merely a catalogue of suffering, destruction and death. Fireforce has been described by critics as being to the Rhodesian War what All Quiet On The Western Front was to World War I and Dispatches was to Vietnam. Read it it will be an experience you never forget. PAPERBACK, 368 PAGES WITH 160 COLOUR & B/W PHOTOS, SKETCHES & MAPS  Published: 2007

At last! The history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Weve seen the stories of the more glamorous Selous Scouts, the SAS and the Rhodesian Air Force, but very little about the RLI, often underrated, but arguably one of the most effective counter-insurgency units of all time. This was the unit that brought the Fireforce concept to the worlds attention - the devastatingly ruthless airborne envelopment and annihilation of a guerrilla enemy. Dubbed The Killing Machine by Charles D. Melson, chief historian of the US Marine Corps, the RLI was a veritable foreign legion with over 20 diverse nationalities serving in her ranks. The RLI, a truly international airborne battalion, comprising of over 20 nationalities, fought the bitter Zimbabwean bush war for 15 years against the overwhelming tide of communist-trained guerrillas. Kill rates dont win wars, but during its brief 19-year history, it is estimated that the RLI accounted for between 12,000 and 15,000 enemy guerrillas, for the loss of 135 men. RLI soldiers were recipients of four Silver Crosses and 42 Bronze Crosses of Rhodesia. An RLI trooper holds the world record for operational parachute descents - a staggering 73 op jumps - most under 500 feet! A glossy coffee-table, pictorial format with hundreds of colour photos, maps, rolls, honours and awards. It is not intended as a definitive history but, with more of a classic scrapbook feel, the presentation attempts to capture the essence of this fine unit - what it was like to be a troopie, one of the ouens. We have accessed a host of unique, previously unpublished photos and illustrative material and many former RLI members have embraced the project, generously contributing photos, memorabilia and anecdotes. Ian Smith has written his tribute in the front and the foreword is by the last CO, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Aust. PAPERBACK: 544 PAGES WITH  1,800 b/w illustrations & maps.  Published June 2007

 WW1 British Military Bronze collar badge.Pair light Infantry

As Per Scans.1888 Onwards BRITISH DUKE OF CORNWALL LIGHT INFANTRY White Metal O/R CAP BADGE CLASP INTACT PLEASE NO FOREIGN BIDDERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES  SHIPPING WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA ONLY  SOLD AS IS

WW2 Canadian Saskatoon Light Infantry Post 1928 Maker Roden Bros. Badge  

 WW1-British Kings Own Yorkshire light Infantry shoulder badge.1 Lug

Famous Regiments edited by Lt General Sir Brian Horrocks THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY (The 51st and 105th Regiments of Foot) by Leonard Cooper. 125 page Hard Covered book in good condition. Dust Jacket soiled and torn. Many Black & White photographs. Leo Cooper Limited, London, 1970, First Edition.      

Jeremy Hall’s childhood in the white-ruled apartheid South Africa of the 1950's and ’60s was ostensibly idyllic: growing up in the farming areas of Natal, he had free rein to pander to his keen exploratory mind, yet niggling away was entrenched racism and interracial hatred. Closeted in the hallowed halls of an English-speaking high school, the revelation of the real world that followed — a world of township unrest, Afrikaner politicians issuing dire warnings of the red and black hordes massing on the borders — exploded into Hall’s psyche with his national-service call-up into the South African Defence Force (SADF), where he encountered the institutionalized hatred of the Afrikaner hierarchy for the English-speaking recruits, the  rowe, or ‘scabs’. Disillusioned and unsettled, following his SADF conscription, Hall found himself in 1976 signing on for three years with 2 Commando The Rhodesian Light Infantry as the bush war in that country erupted from a simmering, low-key insurgency into full-blown war. As a paratrooper with this crack airborne unit, he was to see continual combat on Fireforce operations and cross-border raids into Zambia and Mozambique, such as Operation Dingo, the 1977 Rhodesian attack on ZANLA’s Chimoio base.   PAPERBACK: 360 PAGES WITH PHOTOS & MAPS. Published March 2014

 Somerset Light Infantry bronze collar badge Nice condition, lugs intact Postage SAPO R45, Postnet R100, will combine Fastway Couriers, anywhere in JHB/PTA or major centres R60 Will post overseas, UK R80,   Paypal add 5% on total for Paypal fees

   Welcome to MT's Collectables. Our goal is to offer good quality collectables at reasonable prices. International bidders are welcome, but should take note of the international shipping charges. We are happy to combine orders to save on shipping. We do not make use of discreet listings, this is to keep all transactions transparent and without question. Items will be dispatched on Mondays and Tuesdays. Payment is due within 7 days of auction end if alternative arrangements are not made. We are reasonable, so talk to us and see what we can do to help. Have a good look at the pictures provided, these are of the actual item you are bidding on and form a vital part of the description. We do not close our auctions early, so please don't ask. We believe in a fair system where everybody has an equal opportunity. Happy bidding and be sure to view our other auctions for more interesting items.   Up for auction is a Highland Light Infantry cap badge to one of the Volunteer Battalions (See blank scroll). Badge is in good condition but the lugs have been cut and replaced.   Happy bidding

 WW1 Rand Light Infantry shoulder title. Known under this name since 1932. Two bended lugs.

RHODESIAN LIGHT INFANTRY STABLE BELT-EXTENDED LENGTH 100CM-GOOD CONDITION    

From the searing heat of the Zambezi Valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani Mountains in Rhodesia, from the bars in Port St Johns in the Transkei to the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa, this is the story of one man's fight against terror, and his conscience. Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. A few of these brave men would have been members of the elite and secretive unit that struck terror into the hearts of the ZANLA and ZIPRA guerrillas infiltrating the country at that time - the Selous Scouts. These men were highly trained and disciplined, with skills to rival the SAS, Navy Seals and the US Marines, although their dress and appearance were wildly unconventional: civilian clothing with blackened, hairy faces to resemble the very people they were fighting against. Twice decorated - with the Member of the Legion of Merit (MLM) and the Military Forces' Commendation (MFC) - Andrew Balaam was a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and later the Selous Scouts, for a period spanning twelve years. This is his honest and insightful account of his time as a pseudo operator. His story is brutally truthful, frightening, sometimes humorous and often sad. In later years, after Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, he was involved with a number of other former Selous Scouts in the attempted coups in the Ciskei, a South African homeland, and Lesotho, an independent nation, whose only crimes were supporting the African National Congress. Training terrorists, or as they preferred to be called, 'liberation armies', to conduct a war of terror on innocent civilians, was the very thing he had spent the last ten years in Rhodesia fighting against. This is the true, untold story of these failed attempts at governmental overthrows This book is imported on demand and dispatched within 15 working days depending on supplier Specifications Author: Andrew Balaam Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781909982772 ISBN: 1909982776 Label: Helion and Company Manufacturer: Helion and Company Number Of Pages: 288 PublicationDate: 2014-11-19 Publisher: Helion and Company Studio: Helion and Company    

   Welcome to MT's Collectables. Our goal is to offer good quality collectables at reasonable prices. International bidders are welcome, but should take note of the international shipping charges. We are happy to combine orders to save on shipping. We do not make use of discreet listings, this is to keep all transactions transparent and without question. Items will be dispatched on Mondays and Tuesdays. Payment is due within 7 days of auction end if alternative arrangements are not made. We are reasonable, so talk to us and see what we can do to help. Have a good look at the pictures provided, these are of the actual item you are bidding on and form a vital part of the description. We do not close our auctions early, so please don't ask. We believe in a fair system where everybody has an equal opportunity. Happy bidding and thanks for taking the time to view our items.     Up for auction is a King's Shropshire Light Infantry Collar Badge. Badge is in good condition.   Happy bidding