5th South African Infantry

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5th South African Infantry
Years active:	–
Country:	South Africa
Service:	South African Overseas Expeditionary Force
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1000
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	2nd South African Infantry Brigade
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/01/1916
End date:	30/04/1916
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	East and West Africa
Date entered:	01/01/1916
Date left:	30/04/1916
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5345 (01/01/1916–28/02/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5347 (01/03/1916–30/04/1916)

References

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