In 1983 , Company Sergeant-Major Trevor ( " Porky " ) Wright was awarded the Honoris Crux after he distinguished himself when his isolated company base in north-western South-West Africa was attacked by heavily guerilla fighters . Wright personally firing a machine gun from the hip at one point and supervised ammunition replenishment throughout the course of the enemy attack . ( A number of other members of the Company were awarded the CSADF medal for their brave and heroic actions , now known as the Military Merit Medal . One of these members 2lt Lance Houghton went on to command the 2 Battalion in 1992 ) . Another event CSM Wright was involved in , occurred two years prior to the attack , was also brought into consideration for the commendation . Wright noticed a primed hand grenade which had been accidentally lobbed near his fellow troops during training and risked certain death when he picked up and hurled the grenade away . In 1984 a company led by Captain George Brownlow from 2 Transvaal Scottish achieved notable successes with the capture of two insurgents . Captain Brownlow was later awarded Southern Cross Medal . In the 1980s 2 Transvaal Scottish became the first Citizen Force unit to deploy on the borders with Botswana and Zimbabwe
Southern Cross Medal
Southern Cross Medal (1975)
Transvaal Scottish Regiment