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31 Battalion (SWATF)
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31 Battalion was a light infantry battalion in the South African Army and in later years became part of the SWATF. The battalion consisted of men recruited from the hunter-gatherer San people. It was later called 201 Battalion.
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31 Battalion/201 Battalion | |
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![]() SWATF / SADF 201/31 Battalion emblem | |
Active | 1974 Alpha Group, 1975 Battalion |
Disbanded | 7 March 1993 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Light Infantry |
Role | Counter Insurgency |
Part of | South African Defence Force, later South West African Territorial Force |
Garrison/HQ | Omega |
Nickname(s) | Bushman Battalion, The Crows |
Motto(s) | Alpha et Omega English: First and Last |
Commanders | |
OC 1974-1977 | Commandant Delville Linford |
OC 1977-1978 | Major C.P. Upton |
OC 1978-1980 | Commandant P.W. Hall |
OC 1980-1982 | Commandant F.A. Botes |
OC 1982-1986 | Commandant B.M.Adams |
OC 1986-1986 | Commandant J. Jooste |
OC 1986-1987 | Commandant P.D. van der Merwe |
OC 1987-1989 | Commandant C.J. Saunders |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Crow |
Part of the South West African Territorial Force | ![]() |
Company Insignia | ![]() |
SWATF 31 Battalion bonnie cap | ![]() |
SADF 31 Battalion beret badge | ![]() |
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