It is part of the South African Army Armour Formation and is based in the town of Pinetown.

[1] There were some 45 men in the original unit, under command of Capt A.S. Wyndham who was also the Magistrate of Greytown at the time.

This necessitated conversion from a county-insurgency unit to a conventional force and ended 74 years service with Natal Command.

In 1904 HRH Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria, presented the King's Colours to UMR.

The Regiment currently uses the Rooikat armoured fighting vehicle, equipped with a 76 mm quick-fire gun.