Unit Info
Unit Information
ID 401
Unit Name

Orpen's Horse
Date Raised 22 January 1900
Date Disbanded
Motto
Initials
Description (Also Orpen's Light Horse) Raised in Hope Town on 22-1-1900 and disbanded in Prieska or De Aar on 26-10-1901. 300 strong in December 1900.
Reference
Nominal Rolls WO 127/15
Nominal Rolls WO 127/7
Enrollment forms WO 126/99
Classification of SA Corps C
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List of Wars this Unit Served in
War ID War Title Area
35 S.A. War (Anglo Boer War) South Africa
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