Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment

Cape Town Volunteer Artillery
Cape Field Artillery
Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment
SANDF Cape Field Artillery emblem
Active26 August 1857 to present
Country South Africa
Allegiance
Branch
TypeReserve Artillery
RoleField Artillery
Part ofSouth African Army Artillery Formation
Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQFort iKapa
Motto(s)
  • Ubique (Everywhere)
  • Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt (Whither right or glory)
  • Spes Bona (Good Hope)
Anniversaries26 August (Regimental Day)
Artillery GunsGV5 Luiperd 155mm Towed Howitzer,
GV1 25-pounder (Ceremonial)
Commanders
Current Commanding OfficerLieutenant Colonel L.G. Claassen
Second in Command (2IC)Captain V.L. Jensen
Insignia
Collar BadgeBursting grenade with seven flames
Beret ColourOxford Blue
Artillery Battery EmblemsSANDF Artillery Battery emblems
Artillery Beret Bar circa 1992SANDF Artillery Beret Bar
AbbreviationNMAR

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]

  1. ^ "Cape Field Artillery: 153 years old and Training for the Future" (PDF). rfdiv.mil.za. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-04-21.