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00284. R500. Black and white photograph of a Prince Alfred Guard. c.1940. Port Elizabeth based with Dalmatian Mascot. Original photograph taken infront of a South African Railways Carriage. Mounted n card. 190mm x 252mm. Some peripheral water staining. Ageing.
The Chief Maqoma Regiment (formerly Prince Alfred's Guard) is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army. The regiment is located in the city of Port Elizabeth. Chief Maqoma Regiment was established on 19 September 1856 as the Port Elizabeth Volunteer Rifle Corps. In 1860 the title Prince Alfred's Guard was assumed unofficially (after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and on 11 July 1874 this name was officially sanctioned as Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard. The name was later changed to Prince Alfred's Guard.
