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WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th
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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. 3, p. 638.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 13). WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088271
South African History Online (2012) 'WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th', South African History Online, 13 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088271 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088271, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th." South African History Online, 13 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088271. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "WWI: The Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans, starts. It lasted till 20 July. Of th." South African History Online. July 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088271.
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