Buffalo Volunteer Rifles

Buffalo Volunteer Rifles
SANDF Buffalo Volunteers Rifles emblem
SANDF Buffalo Volunteers emblem
Active1876 to present
CountrySouth Africa
Allegiance
Branch
TypeInfantry
RoleInfantry
SizeOne battalion
Part ofSouth African Infantry Formation
Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQEast London
Motto(s)Nunc animus (Now with courage)
Battle honours
  • Gaika-Gcaleka 1877
  • Bechuanaland 1897
  • South Africa 1899 - 1902
  • South-West Africa 1914 - 1915
  • Western Desert 1941 - 1943
  • Bardia
  • South-West Africa/Zambia 1979
  • South-West Africa/Angola 1975 - 1976
  • South-West Africa/Angola 1976 - 1989
Insignia
Company level Insignia
SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992
SA Motorised Infantry beret bar

The Buffalo Volunteer Rifles (BVR) (formerly the Kaffrarian Rifles) 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 or United States Army National Guard unit.