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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
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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
South African History Online (2012) '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 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091349 (Accessed: 25 October 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 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091349, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"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 25 Oct. 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.
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