South African Native Labour Corps
Corps
3 records in this database
The South African Native Labour Corps (SANLC) was a force of workers formed in 1916 in response to a British request for workers at French ports. About 25,000 South Africans joined the Corps. The SANLC was utilized in various menial noncombat tasks. The SANLC was disbanded by the South African government in January 1918.
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| Formation | Type | Relationship | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Campaign 1914–1918 › Units | Category | organic | |
| army-oob:g15 | |||
Personnel
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Unit | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41101 | Zizake | Johannes | J | Labourer | South African Native Labour Corps | 1st Regt. | |
| 14374 | MacTAVISH | Robert Alexander | R A | Lieutenant | South African Postal Corps | South African Native Labour Corps | 1917-02-21 |
| 32302 | Dabreton | John | J | Sergeant | South African Native Labour Corps | South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) | 1921-10-14 |