Formation
The Regiment de la Rey was established in 1934 as one of the new Afrikaans language Citizen Force units of the Union Defence Force.
The regimental badge depicts a lion's head, in memory of Boer General JH de la Rey, the 'Lion of the West' after whom the regiment is named.
Before the Second World War, battalion headquarters were at Rustenburg in the Transvaal. The unit had company headquarters at Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp and Ventersdorp, with a support company at Brits.
Mrs J E Morkel, daughter of General De la Rey, became the first honorary colonel of the regiment.
The regiment was affiliated to the Northamptonshire Regiment of the British Army.
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