9 South African Infantry Battalion

9 South African Infantry Battalion
9 South African Infantry Battalion
	9 SAI emblem
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Type	Motorised infantry (seaborne)
Part of	South African Infantry Formation
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; Kilimanjaro; Behobeho; Nvangao; East Africa 1916-7; East Africa 1917-8; Megiddo; Nablus; Palestine 1918;
Insignia
Company level Insignia
SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992	; SA Motorised Infantry beret bar

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 31 March 1992, all SACC units were disbanded. The next day 9 SAI was established in their place.^[1]

Deployments

9 SAI was deployed in Burundi in early 2006. Companies were deployed in different provinces 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]

Role

Amphibious motorised infantry.

Home base

Eerste River, Western Cape

Battle honours

Cape of Good Hope^[a]
Kilimanjaro^[c]
Behobeho
Nvangao
East Africa 1916-7
East Africa 1917-8
Megiddo
Nablus
Palestine 1918^[b]

Leadership

Leadership
From	Honorary Colonel	To
From	Officer Commanding	To
2014	Lt Col M. Feni	c. nd
From	Regimental Sergeants Major	To

Insignia

Previous Dress Insignia

Current Dress Insignia

Motto

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b Awarded in 1841 for service during the 4th, 5th and 6th Frontier Wars. Not inherited by subsequent incarnations.
^ ^a ^b Inherited from the SA Cape Corps
^ ^a ^b All awarded in 1926 and inherited by the SACC Service Bn in 1978