9 South African Infantry Battalion

9 South African Infantry Battalion
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Type	Motorised infantry (seaborne)
Part of	South African Infantry Corps
Garrison/HQ	Cape Town, Western Cape
Motto(s)	Fortiter et fideliter (Boldly and faithfully) Ebenhaeser (Thus far the Lord has led us)
Battle honours	Cape of Good Hope[lower-alpha 1] Kilimanjaro[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Behobeho Nvangao East Africa 1916-7 East Africa 1917-8 Megiddo Nablus Palestine 1918

9 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army, designated seaborne.

History

What was previously known as the South African Cape Corps (SACC) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika Kaapse Korps (SAKK)) was renamed the 9 South African Infantry Battalion (9 SAI) in 1992.

On March 31, 1992 all SACC units were disbanded. The next day 9 SAI was established in their place. No reason for the name change was ever given. It was also during this time that the Special Forces were renamed, a decision later reversed by President Nelson Mandela and Defence Minister Joe Modise, who saw nothing wrong with the nomenclature.^[1]

Deployments

9 SAI BN was the South African battalion deployed in Burundi in early 2006. All the companies were deployed in different provinces of Burundi and started projects such as upgrading hospitals, repainting school buildings, repairing the roofs, donating sports equipment to schools, sharing food with the local population and participating in different sports with the local population, the national police and the Burundi Defence Force.^[2]

SANDF seaborne infantry exercise

Role

Amphibious motorised infantry.

Home base

Eerste River, Western Cape

Battle honours^{[lower-alpha 2]}

• Cape of Good Hope^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Kilimanjaro^{[lower-alpha 3]}
• Behobeho
• Nvangao
• East Africa 1916-7
• East Africa 1917-8
• Megiddo
• Nablus
• Palestine 1918

Insignia

Previous Dress Insignia

9 SAI beret badge  9 SAI Nutria shoulder flash with Western Cape Command Bar

Current Dress Insignia

SANDF Infantry wide shoulder flash

Motto

• Fortiter et fideliter (Boldly and faithfully)
• Ebenhaeser (Thus far the Lord has led us)

Roll of Honour

SACC

• 1965: Arnolds,J.A., Sea ^[3]:23
• 1987: De Bruin,F., Rfn ^[3]:298
• 1984: Douwrie,D.A., Rfn ^{[3]:366[lower-alpha 4]}
• 1978: Engledoe,G.J., Rfn ^[3]:431
• 1984: Gouws,P., Cpl ^{[3]:519[lower-alpha 4]}
• 1987: Morris,R., Sgt ^[3]:986
• 1983: Prins,D., Cpl ^{[3]:1176[lower-alpha 4]}
• 1987: Roman,S.L., L-Cpl ^[3]:1226
• 1983: Van der Westhuizen,J.A., Rfn ^[3]:1574
• 1991: van Wyk,A., Rfn ^[3]:36630
• 1984: Wildschutt,J.J.J., Rfn ^[3]:1664

1 SACC

• 1987: Adams,W., Rfn ^[4]:5
• 1980: Adonis,J.J., Rfn ^{[4]:1762[lower-alpha 4]}
• 1990: Boorman,G.G., Cpl ^[4]:111

2 SACC

• 1990: Arendse,D., Rfn ^[5]:22
• 1988: Botha,J.N., Rfn ^[5]:135

See also

• Military history of South Africa
• South Africa Marine Corps

Notes

1. Awarded in 1841 for service during the 4th, 5th and 6th Frontier Wars. Not inherited by subsequent incarnations.
2. Inherited from the SA Cape Corps
3. All awarded in 1926 and inherited by the SACC Service Bn in 1978
4. This person is marked on the Fort Klapperkop Memorial wall with an * as having died during operations or in combat.

References

1. Englebrecht, Leon. "Fact File: 9 South African Infantry Battalion". DefenceWeb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
2. "9 South African Infantry Battalion (9 SAI Bn)". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
3. Dovey, John. "SA Roll of Honour: South African Cape Coloured Corps". justdone.co.za. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
4. Dovey, John. "SA Roll of Honour: South African Cape Coloured Corps, 1st". justdone.co.za. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
5. Dovey, John. "SA Roll of Honour: South African Cape Coloured Corps, 2nd". justdone.co.za. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 18 November 2014.