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Lord Kitchener drowns when the SS Hampshire sinks after being hit by a German mine near the Orkney Islands.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 1). Lord Kitchener drowns when the SS Hampshire sinks after being hit by a German mine near the Orkney Islands.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084892
South African History Online (2012) 'Lord Kitchener drowns when the SS Hampshire sinks after being hit by a German mine near the Orkney Islands.', South African History Online, 1 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084892 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).
South African History Online, Lord Kitchener drowns when the SS Hampshire sinks after being hit by a German mine near the Orkney Islands. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084892, (accessed 11 August 2026).
"Lord Kitchener drowns when the SS Hampshire sinks after being hit by a German mine near the Orkney Islands.." South African History Online, 1 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084892. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Lord Kitchener drowns when the SS Hampshire sinks after being hit by a German mine near the Orkney Islands.." South African History Online. June 1, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084892.
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