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Eighty-six South Africans survive a Japanese attack on the HMS Cornwall near the coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 30). Eighty-six South Africans survive a Japanese attack on the HMS Cornwall near the coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081171
South African History Online (2012) 'Eighty-six South Africans survive a Japanese attack on the HMS Cornwall near the coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).', South African History Online, 30 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081171 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Eighty-six South Africans survive a Japanese attack on the HMS Cornwall near the coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081171, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Eighty-six South Africans survive a Japanese attack on the HMS Cornwall near the coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).." South African History Online, 30 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081171. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Eighty-six South Africans survive a Japanese attack on the HMS Cornwall near the coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).." South African History Online. March 30, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081171.
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