1st South African Infantry Brigade
| 1st South African Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
Cap Badge of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade | |
| Active | September 1915 – ? 1926 – January 1943 |
| Disbanded | 1 Jan 1943 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Allegiance | Allied Forces (World War I and World War II) |
| Branch | South African Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Motto(s) | Union is Strength |
| Commanders | |
| Commander WWI |
|
| Commander World War II |
|
The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I, the brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front, most famously the Battle of Delville Wood. It was reactivated at the start of the Second World War as a South African formation and served in East Africa and the Western Desert; the brigade disbanded on 1 January 1943.