UNEXPLORED ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST WORLD WAR HISTORY

Abstract

Although the Great War of 1914-18 is within living memory it is disturbing to discover how many gaps there seem to be in our knowledge of this subject. In this offering I shall consider some of these in the hope that the interest of other researchers may be aroused, before the last of the veterans of that most terrible of all wars, fade away.

Keywords

• Jan van Melle's short stories
• Die Joiner
• Weer by die huis
• South African War of 1899-1902
• Commandant Jopie Fourie
• South African Medical Corps
• Steinkopf Unit of Intelligence
• Union Defence Force
• South African Mounted Riflemen