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Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 129
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091940
South African History Online (2012) 'Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091940 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091940, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091940. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Adolph Gysbert (Sailor) Malan, SA fighter pilot during WWII and later national president of the Torch Commando, is born in Well." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091940.
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