South African War
The HAC received its first Battle Honour, ‘South Africa, 1900-02’, during the
Boer War. Almost two hundred members of the Company served in South Africa, the
majority in the City Imperial Volunteers as infantry, mounted infantry, and in
a Field Battery that was officered and for the most part manned by members of
the Company. The Company became part of the newly formed Territorial Army with
the passing of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act in 1907. Its property and
privileges were protected by the Honourable Artillery Company Act 1908.
