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APPENDIX D

MILITARY VETERANS’ PROTOCOL LIST

South African National Military Association and its Constituent Bodies (In alphabetical order)

1. South African National Military Veterans’ Association (SANMVA)

2. Azanian National Liberation Army Military Veterans’ Association (AZANLA MVA)

3. Azanian People’s Liberation Army Military Veterans’ Association (APLA MVA)

4. Bophuthatswana Defence Force Military Veterans’ Association (BDF MVA)

5. Military Veterans’ Association (CDF MVA)

6. Council of Military Veterans’ Organisations of the Republic of South Africa (CMVO)

7. uMkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans’ Association (MK MVA)

8. Military Veterans’ Association (TDF MVA)

9. Venda Defence Force Military Veterans’ Association (VDF MVA)

CMVO Member Bodies (Based on the date of their becoming members of the CMVO. Note of caution: Some of the organisations have become inactive, but they are nevertheless included in their historical should any mandated person wish to lay a wreath on their behalf)

10. South African Legion of Military Veterans (Legion)

11. Memorable Order of Tin Hats (M.O.T.H.)

12. Gunners’ Association of South Africa (Gunners)

13. Sappers Foundation (Sappers)

14. South African Air Force Association (SAAFA)

15. Naval Officers’ Association of Southern Africa (NOASA)

16. South African Cape Corp Regimental Association (SACCRA)

17. South African Railways and Harbours War Services Union (SAR & HWSU)

18. South African Jewish Ex-Service League (Jewish League) D-2

19. St Dunstan’s Association for South African War Blinded Veterans (St Dunstans)

20. Ex Service Womens’ League (Women’s League)

21. South African Paratroop Association (SA Para Assn)

22. South African Infantry Association (SA Inf Assn)

23. South African Medical Health Service Veterans’ Association (SAMHS VA)

24. Curamus Association (Curamus)

25. South African Naval Gunners Association (SANGA)

26. South African Scottish Regiments’ Association (SASRA)

27. South African Armour Association (Armour)

28. South African Special Forces Association

29. South African Veterans’ Continuation Committee (Continuation Com)

30. Savannah Veterans’ Association (Savannah)

31. South African Korean War Veterans’ Association (Korean Vets)

32. South African Military Veterans Organization International (In the place of SANMOA)

33. 32 Battalion Veterans’ Association (32BnVA)

34. 61 Mechanised Veterans’ Association (61VA)

35. South African Defence Force Association (SADFA)

36. 31/201Bn Veterans’ Association (31BnVA)

37. Naval Association of South Africa (NASA)

38. Signals Association (Sigs Assn)

39. Ebo Trust

Other Associated Bodies

40. Commonwealth War Graves Commission

41. Military Associations of Gauteng (MAG)

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42. Various Military Veterans’ Motorcycle Clubs (including the Airborne MC Club and The Silent Soldiers of South Africa MC Club

43. The SAP COIN Association

44. The Koevoet Association

45. Foreign Military Veterans’ Organisations

46. Branches/shell holes of CMVO member organisations (At national level only on wreath or cross should be allowed per member organisation, in which case branches/shell holes will not be allowed to also lay wreaths or plant crosses)

47. Regimental Associations (In seniority of unit)

48. Memorable Order of Tin Hats, Women’s Auxiliary (M.O.T.H.W.A.)

Notes:

1. This sequence should be adhered to regardless of the rank of the wreath layer.

2. Status to be clarified:

a. Sappers Foundation

b. The Armour Association

c. South African Scottish Regiments’ Association

d. South African Regimental Association

e. Ex Service Womens’ League

f. South African Railways and Harbours War Services Union

g. South African Naval Gunners’ Association

h. South African Veterans’ Continuation Committee

i. Naval Association of South Africa

j. Various Military Veterans MC Clubs.

k. CMVO Associate Members

l. South African Bush War Association