The information on which South African and irregular units were eligible for the KSA comes from the Decisions Book held by the National Archives. Reference 68/SA/9168.
These are the units for which "from which rolls will be submitted".
The units are:
Ashburner's Light Horse
Bethune's Mounted Infantry
Border Scouts *
Bushmanland Borderers *
Border Scouts (8th Squadron)
Cape Colony Cycle Corps
Canadian Scouts
Cullinan's Horse
Dennison's Scouts
Driscoll's Scouts
Damant's Horse
Geoghegan's Scouts
Hershel Native Police *
Imperial Irregular Corps Depot
1st Imperial Light Horse
2nd Imperial Light Horse
Imperial Hospital Corps
Imperial Bearer Corps
1st Johannesburg Mounted Rifles
2nd Johannesburg Mounted Rifles
1st Kitchener's Fighting Scouts
2nd Kitchener's Fighting Scouts
Kimberley Horse
1st Namaqualand Border Scouts *
2nd Namaqualand Border Scouts *
Orange River Scouts
Pietersburg Light Horse
1st Railway Pioneer Regiment
2nd Railway Pioneer Regiment
3rd Railway Pioneer Regiment
4th Railway Pioneer Regiment
Settle's Scouts *
South African Mounted Irregular Forces
Steinaecker's Horse
Steinaecker's Horse (Special Squadron)
South African Light Horse
1st Scottish Horse
2nd Scottish Horse
Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry
Western Light Horse
Cape Medical Staff Corps (part)
* The medal roll to show only officers and white NCOs and men.
"The Commander-in-Chief has also decided that, members of the British South Africa Police, Natal Police, Cape Colony Police, Special Cape Police, or any Colonial Corps whatsoever is entitled to the grant of the King's South Africa Medal provided that:-
a) They completed a minimum of 18 month's service in South Africa before the 1st June 1902, and that some portion of that service was performed between 1st January 1902, and 31st May 1902, both dates inclusive.
b) That the whole of the 18 months' service alluded to in (a) must have been performed under similar conditions to those necessary to qualify him for the War Gratuity viz:-
1) Served in Forces Commanded by an Imperial Officer
2) Served in such Force beyond his own district.
Service in the Rand Rifles and Imperial Military Railways does not qualify for the King's South Africa Medal."
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