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Cape Town Volunteer Artillery Cape Field Artillery Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment | |
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Active | 26 August 1857 to present |
Country | South Africa |
Allegiance | |
Branch | |
Type | Reserve Artillery |
Role | Field Artillery |
Part of | South African Army Artillery Formation Army Conventional Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Fort iKapa |
Motto(s) |
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Anniversaries | 26 August (Regimental Day) |
Artillery Guns | GV5 Luiperd 155mm Towed Howitzer, GV1 25-pounder (Ceremonial) |
Commanders | |
Current Commanding Officer | Lieutenant Colonel L.G. Claassen |
Second in Command (2IC) | Captain V.L. Jensen |
Insignia | |
Collar Badge | Bursting grenade with seven flames |
Beret Colour | Oxford Blue |
Artillery Battery Emblems | |
Artillery Beret Bar circa 1992 | |
Abbreviation | NMAR |
The Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment (formerly the Cape Field Artillery) is a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army and part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.[1]