1992 Tattoo – Watch it here!
90th Anniversary of the Transvaal Scottish 1902 – 1992 It is 30 years since the celebrations of the 90th Anniversary since its inception in 1902. In the words of Veteran Trevor (Porky) Wright, current Chairman of The Transvaal Scottish Regimental Association “To celebrate the 90th birthday of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, Major Tony Macquet, communications, […]
Coronation Message
Your Majesty King Charles III and Your Majesty Queen Camilla, On behalf of the Transvaal Scottish Regimental Association, I would like to extend our warmest congratulations on your coronation as the sovereigns of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms. We are deeply honoured and proud to have served under your gracious leadership and to […]
A Christmas Message from your Chairman
My dear fellow members of the amazingly ubiquitous family of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment and the exceptional friends that we have gained over the years. The Regiment may have ceased to exist, but we who served in it or are associated with The Jocks are wondrously empowered to carry on with the fine legacy that […]
Pipe Major Alexander (Sandy) Grieve D.C.M and the Lament of Deville Wood
Alexander “Sandy” Grieve was a South African soldier of the great war. He was born in Scotland at Largo in Fife, in 1869.As a young man he joined the British army as a professional soldier and served in the Royal Highlanders, the Scottish Regiment, better know as the Black Watch. It was as a British […]
Operation Savannah – a Rifleman’s View: January to April 1976
by Ray Matthews As part of the continuous military training in the South African Defence Force (SADF) which was required of white, male South African citizens in terms of the Defence Act of 1957 I had, prior to 1975, been on two three-week camps. A member of the 1st Battalion, the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, my […]
Buller Cockcroft MBE – A Biography
Buller Redvers Mark “Snakebite” Cockcroft MBE ~ A Biography by Stewart Cant (Grandson-In-Law)Assisted by Noel Thain (Daughter) 1. Introduction Regimental Sergeant Major Cockcroft “filled me and many others there [prisoner of war camp at Laterina in Italy] with undying admiration as the finest soldier we have ever known.” (Mr. S.G. Wolhuter in the Cape Times, […]
