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|branch= |type= Light Infantry |role= Air Assault and Training |size= One Air Assault battalion & a Training Wing |command_structure = South African Infantry Corps Army Conventional Reserve |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |colors= #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 |colors_label = Colours (8) |march= Bonny Dundee |mascot= Albany Leopard |battles= |equipment= |equipment_label= |anniversaries = |decorations= |battle_honours= |current_commander= Lt Col Roger Albert Keeton DWD 2006– |current_commander_label= Officer Commanding |ceremonial_chief= |ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief |colonel_of_the_regiment=Col Cecil Peter Jones-Phillipson SM (Appointed 2010) |colonel_of_the_regiment_label= Honorary Colonel |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2=(Graham of Montrose ) |identification_symbol_2_label=Tartan |identification_symbol_3= 200px |identification_symbol_3_label= Company level Insignia |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992 }} 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 Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. ==History== The regiment was formed from the First City Volunteers of Grahamstown that were formed in 1875 in Grahamstown and the Queenstown Rifle Volunteers that were formed in 1860 (Re-raised 1883) in Queenstown and These Regiments were formed due to the unrest on the then Frontier. The QVR and the FCV fought in the Cape Frontier Wars 9th Frontier War (1877–1878), the QVR fought in the Morosi Campaign (1879). FCV fought in the Basutoland Gun War (1880–1881). The QVR and the FCV later fought in the Bechuanaland campaign (1897), and in the Second Boer War|Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). On 1 July 1913, the QVR amalgamated with the FCV and was incorporated into the Citizen Force of the new Union Defence Force as the ''4th Infantry (First Eastern Rifles)''. It served in German South West Africa 1914–1915. However, in 1924 the ''First Eastern Rifles'' were renamed the ''4th Infantry (First City)''. The numerical part of the title was dropped in 1932, making the regiment simply ''First City''. First City is never called First City "Regiment" . When spoken of it is "The" First City. In the mid 1930s, the regiment adopted Scottish uniform, including the Graham of Montrose tartan. During World War II, FC served in the Madagascar campaign (1942). On 5 October 1943, First City, South Africa's senior Scottish unit, was temporarily "married up" with the Cape Town Highlanders to form the FC/CTH which was part of the 12th South African Motorised Brigade of the South African 6th Armoured Division. The "marriage" lasted until 8 May 1945. After completing its training in Egypt, the division landed at Taranto, Italy on 20 April 1944 and was fought exclusively in Italy during its existence.〔(6 SA Armoured Div )〕 In 1946, the regiment was reconstituted as a component of the country's part-time forces and reformed ''First City''. From 1954 to 1956, FC was amalgamated with the Kaffrarian Rifles, known as First City/Kaffrarian Rifles. In 1956 reverted to First City. ;Freedom of the City * Grahamstown 4 September 1962 *Queenstown 25 January 1964 The regiment served in the South African Border War from 1977 to 1986, and was also involved from 1983 until 1994 in Internal Operations. In 2004 it was decided to rebuild First City and by 2006 the Regiment was training its own members as well as members of the Prince Alfred's Guard, The Buffalo Volunteer Rifles and Regiment Piet Retief these all being Eastern Cape Regiments. Many members have also been trained in Air Assault. The Regiment has also sent members on UN & AU Peace Keeping Missions to the DRC, Burundi and the Sudan. 2008 saw First City winning the Trophy for the Best Reserve Force Regiment in the SA Army Infantry Formation.The Regiment retained this award for 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First City Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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