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Raised for overseas war service in 1914. Paid for by British government and technically an imperial force separate from pre-war South African forces. Also recruited in Rhodesia.
 
Raised for overseas war service in 1914. Paid for by British government and technically an imperial force separate from pre-war South African forces. Also recruited in Rhodesia.
  
See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Overseas_Expeditionary_Force Wikipedia: South African Overseas Expeditionary Force].
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** [[2nd Battalion Cape Corps, South African]]
 
** [[2nd Battalion Cape Corps, South African]]
  
See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Corps Wikipedia: Cape Corps].
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We don't yet have a list of units, but the headings below show the branches.
 
We don't yet have a list of units, but the headings below show the branches.
  
See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Defence_Force_%28South_Africa%29 Wikipedia: Union Defence Force (South Africa)].
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See also [[Wikipedia:Union Defence Force (South Africa)]].
  
 
=== Active Citizen Force ===
 
=== Active Citizen Force ===

Revision as of 13:17, 5 May 2016

The Union of South Africa was a dominion of the British Empire created in 1910 by the union of the British colonies of Natal and the Cape, and the former Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State which had become British colonies after the 2nd Anglo-Boer War. South Africa annexed German South-West Africa (now Namibia) in 1915.

See also Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: South African forces in the British Army 1914-1918.


South African Overseas Expeditionary Force

Raised for overseas war service in 1914. Paid for by British government and technically an imperial force separate from pre-war South African forces. Also recruited in Rhodesia.

See also Wikipedia:South African Overseas Expeditionary Force.


Infantry brigades

The most up-to-date list is in Category:South African infantry brigades.

Infantry battalions

The most up-to-date list is in Category:South African infantry battalions.

Mounted units


There are probably some units missing from this list because they don't have war diaries. These will need to be added manually. The most up-to-date list is in Category:South African mounted units.

Cape Corps

Was this part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force or a separate imperial force?

See also Wikipedia:Cape Corps.


Labour corps

Were these part of the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force or separate imperial forces?

Union Defence Force

Created in 1912 for home defence and operations in nearby countries. Not legally allowed to operate overseas but fought against the 1914 Boer rebellion. Did it take part in the invasion and occupation of German South-West Africa?

We don't yet have a list of units, but the headings below show the branches.

See also Wikipedia:Union Defence Force (South Africa).

Active Citizen Force

Conscripted militia.

Defence Rifle Associations

Descended from the Boer Commandos. Part of the Active Citizen Force or separate?

Permanent Force

Full-time regular army.

Coast Garrison Force

Coastal artillery.

School Cadet Corps

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South African Division)

Part-time naval reservists.