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  • First City Regiment
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  • First City (abbreviated to FC) is an air assault infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.
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Garrison
  • RHQ, Drill Hall, Hill Street, Grahamstown Training Base: Fort Ihlosi Training Base, Grahamstown Military Base
Branch
  • Army
colors label
  • 8
command structure
  • SA Army Infantry Formation
Role
  • Air Assault and Training
identification symbol
Nickname
  • The Fighting Grahams . During WW2 the FC/CTH worn the Green and Gold Hackle and were nicknamed the Budgies
ceremonial chief
  • Colonel-in- Chief *1935–1942 KIA :Maj Gen, HRH Prince George KG CG MC GCVO :The Duke of Kent *1946–1961 :His Grace the Duke of Montrose KT CB KVO
Country
  • South Africa
Current Commander
  • Officer Commanding 2006– : Lt Col Roger Albert Keeton DWD
Type
Dates
  • 1875
Colors
  • Eight Colours #1876 Regimental FCVA #1904 Kings Colour QVR #1904 Kings Colour FCV #1905 Regimental Colour QVR #1905 Regimental Colour FCV #1965 Regimental Colour FC Damaged by fire #1969 Regimental Colour FC #1989 National Colour FC
colonel of the regiment
  • :Honorary Colonel :Col Cecil Peter Jones-Phillipson SM
Unit Name
  • First City
Anniversaries
  • --11-18
  • Delvillewood July of each year.
March
  • Bonny Dundee
identification symbol 2 label
  • Tartan
Mascot
  • Albany Leopard
Size
  • One Air Assault battalion & a Training Wing
abstract
  • First City (abbreviated to FC) is an air assault infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.