| Hay Commando | |
|---|---|
 Hay Commando emblem | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Marydale, Northern Cape |
Hay Commando was alight infantryregiment of theSouth African Army. It formed part of theSouth African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.
As an isolated border town in the Cape Colony, Hay was allowed to protect itself from attack.[1][2]
During the Anglo Boer War approximately 1000 commandos from this district sided with the Orange Free State and ZAR republics.[3]
During this era, the unit was mainly engaged in area force protection, search and cordons as well as stock theft control assistance to the rural police.
This unit, along with all otherCommando units was disbanded after a decision by South African PresidentThabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[4][5] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to theMinister of Safety and SecurityCharles Nqakula.[6]
| From | Honorary Colonels | To |
| From | Commanding Officers | To |
| From | Regimental Sergeants Major | To |
South African Commandos | |
|---|---|
| Group 1 (HQ Kelvin) | |
| Group 2 (HQOudtshoorn) |
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| Group 3 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 4 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 5 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 6 (HQPort Elizabeth) | |
| Group 7 (HQGrahamstown) |
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| Group 8 (HQEast London) | |
| Group 9 (HQPietermaritzburg) | |
| Group 10 (HQMontclair, Durban) | |
| Group 11 (HQDundee) | |
| Group 12 (HQErmelo) | |
| Group 13 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 14 (HQPietersburg) | |
| Group 15 (HQThaba Tshwane) | |
| Group 16 (HQMarievale) | |
| Group 17 (HQMidvaal) | |
| Group 18 (HQDoornkop) | |
| Group 19 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 20 (HQMmabatho) | |
| Group 21 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 22 (HQDiskobolos) | |
| Group 23 (HQUpington) | |
| Group 24 (HQKroonstad) | |
| Group 25 (HQBethlehem) | |
| Group 26 (HQ,Jacobsdal) | |
| Group 27 (HQEshowe) | |
| Group 28 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 29 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 30 (HQPotchefstroom) | |
| Group 31 (HQWellington) | |
| Group 32 (HQGraaff-Reinet) | |
| Group 33 (HQNelspruit) | |
| Group 34 (HQWelkom) | |
| Group 35 (HQBloemfontein) | |
| Group 36 (HQ Tempe/Ladybrand) | |
| Group 39 (HQQueenstown) | |
| Group 40 (HQ Wingsfield) | |
| Group 41 (HQPrimrose) | |
| Group 42 (HQLenz) |
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| Group 46 (HQUmtata) |
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| Walvis Bay Military Area | |
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