South African Composite Battalion

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South African Composite Battalion
Years active:	–
Country:	South Africa
Service:	British colonial forces
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1000
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.

Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	1st South African Infantry Brigade
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/05/1917
End date:	31/08/1918
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/05/1917
Date left:	31/08/1918
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1786/1 (01/05/1917–31/05/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1786/2 (01/04/1918–31/08/1918)

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.