artillery units or sub-units that served in this war were A Battery, NSW Regiment RAA, and the Machine Gun Section, Queensland Regiment RAA, although many Gunners, permanent and militia, enlisted in the various colonial contingents, and after Federation the battalions of Australian Commonwealth Horse, that served in South Africa. Traditions Battle Honour – UBIQUE – Latin :meaning "Everywhere". Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery – His Majesty King Charles III. Head of Regiment – the senior serving RAA officer who is appointed by the Chief of Army to be his adviser on RAA Regimental matters. Motto – "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT" – Meaning 'Whither right and glory lead'. The motto of the RAA from 1903 was CONSENSU STABILES, meaning "Strong in Agreement", previously carried by the Queensland Regiment of RAA. The permanent, militia and volunteer artillery units of the Australian colonies and the Australian Commonwealth have carried many mottoes in the past. The motto QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT was granted to the RAA by King George VI in December 1949 and notification of approval was given in AAO 6/1950. The Regimental Colours – In times past infantry Regiments carried Colours to serve as rallying points in battle. The rallying point in battle for Gunners is their guns. Thus the guns are the artillery Colours. Abandoning guns is, in the Artillery considered tantamount to abandoning colours in other combat Corps although in reality the RAA has had to abandon guns on several occasions in the past as a result of their destruction or their inability to be removed from their gun positions. There has been no shame associated with these actions, in all cases the guns are rendered unserviceable prior to abandonment. Current Australian manufactured guns symbolically have the national Coat of Arms engraved on the barrels. Troops stand to attention when being passed by the guns when on parade as the guns are the ceremonial colours of Artillery. It is considered rude and insulting to the colours to lean on or rest against a gun. Patron Saint – Saint Barbara, Protector from fire and explosion. Regimental birthday – 1 August. Regimental Marching Tune – "The British Grenadiers". Takes precedence on parade after units of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. Artillery units on parade with their guns take place to the right of units parading without their guns. The hat badge of the Royal Australian Artillery