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1 SA
Infantry Brigade |
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| 13-May-40 |
The brigade raised at
Kafferskraal, South Africa |
| 18-Jan-43 |
Brigade HQ closed down |
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12-Jun-40 |
Brig |
DH Pienaar |
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10-Mar-42 |
Brig |
JB Kriegler |
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31-Mar-42 |
Brig |
JPA Furstenburg |
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02-Jul-42 |
Lt Col |
M Comrie |
(temporary) |
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03-Jul-42 |
Brig |
EP Hartshorn |
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| 1st Duke of Edinburgh's Own
Rifles |
20-May-40 |
18-Jan-43 |
| 1st Royal Natal Carabineers |
19-May-40 |
18-Jan-43 |
| 1st Transvaal Scottish |
20-May-40 |
18-Jan-43 |
| 10th Brigade Signals Company,
SACS |
01-Jul-40 |
18-Jan-43 ? |
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Higher formations served
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East Africa Force |
24-Jul-40 |
27-Jul-40 |
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12 (Africa) Infantry Division |
27-Jul-40 |
07-Mar-41 |
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11(Africa) Infantry Division |
07-Mar-41 |
09-May-41 |
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Sudan Force |
09-May-41 |
10-May-41 |
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5 Indian Infantry Division |
10-May-41 |
22-May-41 |
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Sudan Force |
22-May-41 |
12-Jun-41 |
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GHQ Middle East Forces |
12-Jun-41 |
16-Jun-41 |
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XXX Corps |
19-Nov-41 |
29-Nov-41 |
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2 New Zealand Infantry
Division |
29-Nov-41 |
03-Dec-41 |
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XXX Corps |
03-Dec-41 |
13-Dec-41 |
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8th Army |
13-Dec-41 |
15-Dec-41 |
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XIII Corps |
15-Dec-41 |
16-Dec-41 |
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4 Indian Infantry Division |
16-Dec-41 |
20-Dec-41 |
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8th Army |
20-Dec-41 |
28-Dec-41 |
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XXX Corps |
04-Jan-42 |
16-Jan-42 |
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XXX Corps |
29-Jan-42 |
30-Jan-42 |
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XII Corps |
30-Jan-42 |
01-Feb-42 |
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South Africa |
13-May-40 |
17-Jul-40 |
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At Sea |
17-Jul-40 |
24-Jul-40 |
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East Africa |
24-Jul-40 |
15-Dec-40 |
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Italian Somaliland |
15-Dec-40 |
21-Mar-41 |
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Abyssinia |
21-Mar-41 |
12-Jun-41 |
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At Sea |
12-Jun-41 |
16-Jun-41 |
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Egypt |
16-Jun-41 |
18-Nov-41 |
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Libya |
18-Nov-41 |
14-Dec-41 |
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Egypt |
14-Dec-41 |
15-Dec-41 |
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Libya |
15-Dec-41 |
26-Dec-41 |
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Egypt |
26-Dec-41 |
28-Jan-42 |
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Libya |
28-Jan-42 |
16-Jun-42 |
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Egypt |
16-Jun-42 |
01-Jan-43 |
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Battles, actions and
engagements |
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El Wak |
15-Dec-40 |
17-Dec-40 |
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THE JUBA |
04-Feb-41 |
26-Feb-41 |
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Gobwen |
14-Feb-41 |
14-Feb-41 |
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Yonte |
18-Feb-41 |
19-Feb-41 |
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Gelib |
21-Feb-41 |
22-Feb-41 |
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Marda Pass |
21-Mar-41 |
22-Mar-41 |
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Hubeta Pass |
27-Mar-41 |
27-Mar-41 |
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Collubi |
30-Mar-41 |
30-Mar-41 |
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Combolcia |
17-Apr-41 |
26-Apr-41 |
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AMBA ALAGI |
20-Apr-41 |
16-May-41 |
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TOBRUK, 1941 |
18-Nov-41 |
10-Dec-41 |
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Taieb el Essem |
24-Nov-41 |
25-Nov-41 |
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Belhamed |
25-Nov-41 |
01-Dec-41 |
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DEFENCE OF ALAMEIN LINE |
01-Jul-42 |
27-Jul-42 |
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Tel el Eisa |
10-Jul-42 |
11-Jul-42 |
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EL ALAMEIN |
23-Oct-42 |
04-Nov-42 |
17 May 2009
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