WWI: A new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps, is established with the view of being dispatched

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). WWI: A new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps, is established with the view of being dispatched. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091349

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"WWI: A new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps, is established with the view of being dispatched." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091349. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "WWI: A new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps, is established with the view of being dispatched." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091349.