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South African Heavy Artillery
Badge of the South African Heavy Artillery
ActiveJuly 1915–1919
Country Union of South Africa
BranchArtillery
TypeHeavy
Size6 Siege batteries
Part ofSouth African Overseas Expeditionary Force
Royal Garrison Artillery
EngagementsWestern Front (World War I)

The South African Heavy Artillery (SAHA) was a regiment formed in 1915 as part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force to serve under British command during World War I. It never fought as a single formation, but contributed a number of batteries and brigades to the Royal Garrison Artillery that fought on the Western Front from 1916 until the Armistice.

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