Annotations
Chapter 1
1. Hansard, vol. 36, 4 September 1939. 94.
3. Proclamation No. 197 of 1939.
4. Union Year Book, 1939, p. 432.
5. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 5 June 1946. No. 37594, p. 2721, paras. 9-11.
6. Ibid. No. 37645, p. 3527, para. 2.
7. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, pp. 223-4.
8. Hansard, vol. 37. 7 February 1940. 987.
9. Prince Alfred's Guard, p. 169, para. 2.
11. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 9.
13. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 180.
14. Ibid., p. 180.
15. Springboks in Armour, p. 3.
16. Union Year Book, 1956-1957, p. 821, and Union Year Book No. 23, 1946, chap. XXIX, p. 32, paras. 6 and 8(a).
17. Springboks in Armour, p. 7.
18. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 335, allegata 3.
19. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 109.
Chapter 2
2. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 11.
3. The Turn of the Tide, p. 131.
5. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, pp. 32, 33.
6. Short History of the Cape Town Highlanders, p. 1.
7. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3572, para. 109.
8. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 93, n. 2.
9. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, allegata 1.
10. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 93, n. 2.
11. Ibid., p. 94.
12. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 27
13. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 94.
14. Ibid., p. 181.
15. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 42.
16. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 170.
17. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 44.
18. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 127.
19. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 170.
20. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 15.
21. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 248.
22. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 165.
23. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 18.
24. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 165.
26. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 257.
27. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, pp. 118, 119.
28. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 73.
34. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 96.
35. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 28.
37. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 98.
38. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, carta N.l.
40. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 114.
41. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 4 June 1946. No. 37594, p. 2722, paras. 17, 18.
42. Ibid., p. 2723, para. 23 ff.
43. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 75.
44. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, pp. 265, 269.
Chapter 3
1. Union Year Book, 1939. Chap. X, pp. 430-2. Total of Field Company strengths.
2. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, pp. 179, 181.
3. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3574, para. 121.
4. Ibid.
5. Union Year Book, No. 23, 1946. Chap. XXIX, p. 34.
6. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3575, para. 129.
7. Ibid., p. 3575, para. 130.
Chapter 4
2. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3557, Part I, Introduction, para. 1.
4. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 249.
5. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3575, para. 129.
6. The Second World War, vol. 4, p. 92.
9. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3527, para. 3.
11. The Second World War, vol. 4, p. 159.
12. The Eden Memoirs, The Reckoning, p. 139.
Chapter 5
2. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 51.
4. Gunners--A Saga of Rhodesian Artillerymen, p. 159.
5. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3558, para. 5.
6. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 14.
9. A Company Commander Remembers, pp. 15, 16.
11. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3528, para. 6.
12. Ibid., p. 3559, para. 7.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid., p. 3560, para. 14.
15. Ibid., p. 3559, para. 11.
16. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 407.
17. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3559, para. 9.
18. Ibid., para. 10.
Chapter 6
1. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3559, para. 12.
5. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 68.
7. Ibid., p. 69, and Carbineer, p. 70.
8. Cape Times, 28 December 1940.
10. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 81.
11. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3559, para. 12.
Chapter 7
1. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 168.
2. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 73.
5. Mud, Blood and Laughter, pp. 59, 60.
6. Springboks in Armour, p. 75.
7. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 176.
8. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 113.
11. The King's African Rifles, p. 506.
13. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 309, and The Second World War, vol. 5, p. 13.
14. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 367, and The Second World War, vol. 5, P.M. to Smuts on p. 17.
15. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, pp. 367, 368.
17. The Fighting Third, pp. 3, 4, and Rand Light Infantry, p. 74.
18. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 26.
19. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3594, Appendix 'A', Order of Battle, East Africa Force, 1 January 1941.
20. Ibid.
Chapter 8
1. Springboks in Armour, p. 45.
3. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 232.
5. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 365.
6. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 89.
7. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 135.
8. Springboks in Armour, p. 34.
9. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 366.
10. A Company Commander Remembers, pp. 20,21.
11. Springboks in Armour, pp. 37, 38.
12. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 22.
15. 'To Arms Unbidden,' p. 19.
16. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 22.
17. 'To Arms Unbidden,' p. 22.
19. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 24.
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
1. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3533.
2. Ibid., p. 3563, para. 117.
3. 'F.F.B. History', Manuscript, Will and Grobbelaar.
8. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet, p. 4.
9. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
10. Ibid., and Springboks in Armour, p. 51.
11. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
14. Springbok Victory, p. 118.
15. Springboks in Armour, p. 51.
18. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 90.
19. Photographs, Springbok Record, pp. 109, 110, and Springboks in Armour, p. 54.
20. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 91.
21. Springboks in Armour, p. 55.
22. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 90, and Springboks in Armour, p. 56.
23. Springboks in Armour, footnote, p. 55.
24. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 92.
25. Springboks in Armour, p. 56.
26. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 92.
27. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar, and 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
28. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
29. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3563, B42, and pp. 3559-60, para. 13.
Chapter 11
1. Springboks in Armour, p. 59.
6. Springboks in Armour, p. 63.
8. A Company Commander Remembers, pp. 30, 31.
10. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3562, para. 32.
11. Ibid.
Chapter 12
1. 'Oupa's Story--To my Grandchildren'.
2. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
3. Springboks in Armour, p. 69.
4. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet, p. 7.
5. Report by Captain W. C. Cronje.
6. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 242.
7. Springboks in Armour, p. 70.
9. Report by Captain W. C. Cronje.
10. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
12. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 242.
13. Report by Tenente Mule handed to F.F.B.
14. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 95.
15. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 102.
16. Report by Tenente Mule handed to F.F.B.
17. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 102.
18. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
19. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
Chapter 13
2. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
5. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
6. 'F.F.B.History', Will and Grobbelaar.
7. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 104.
8. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 98.
9. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
10. Springbok Record, photograph, p. 118.
11. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
13. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
14. Springboks in Armour, p. 73.
15. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
17. Springboks in Armour, pp. 73-4.
19. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 99.
22. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
23. Report by Tenente Mule handed to F.F.B.
25. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
26. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 100.
29. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
31. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 101.
32. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 106.
33. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 102.
34. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 242.
35. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar.
36. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3562, para. 30.
Chapter 14
2. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 171.
4. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, pp. 136, 139.
5. Ibid., Schizzo N.6, facing p. 136; and p. 137.
8. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 176.
9. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 138.
10. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 336.
12. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 178.
14. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 112.
15. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 180.
16. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 112.
17. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 179.
18. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 113.
20. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 336.
21. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 114.
22. Springbok Victory, p. 141.
24. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 123.
25. Springbok Victory, p. 145.
27. The King's African Rifles, p. 509.
28. Gunners of the Cape, p. 110.
29. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 111.
30. The King's African Rifles, p. 509.
Chapter 15
1. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 370.
2. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3564, para. 53.
3. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 183.
6. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 130.
10. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 133.
12. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 184.
14. History of the Kimberley Regiment, p. 164.
15. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 337; and Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3564, para. 54.
17. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 337.
19. Springbok Victory, p. 151.
20. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 184.
21. Springbok Victory, p. 152.
23. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 185.
26. The King's African Rifles, p. 511.
28. Springboks in Armour, p. 89.
31. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 372.
32. The King's African Rifles, p. 511.
33. Springboks in Armour, p. 90.
35. Springbok Victory, p. 154.
36. Carbineer, p. 75; Springbok Victory, p. 154.
37. Springboks in Armour, p. 91.
39. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 146.
41. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3565, para. 58.
42. Ibid., p. 3562, para. 36.
43. Ibid., p. 3565, paras. 58, 59.
46. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3565, para. 61.
47. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 339.
48. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3571, para. 98.
49. Springbok Victory, p. 159.
50. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3566, para. 65.
51. Ibid., p. 3566, paras. 66, 67.
52. Ibid.
53. Ibid., p. 3566, para. 69.
54. The Story of the Ninth, p. 44.
55. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3566, para. 65.
Chapter 16
1. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 202.
3. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 236, n.(l).
4. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3563, para. 47.
5. Ibid., p. 3571, paras. 98-100.
7. Ibid., p. 3562, paras. 32, 34.
8. The Second World War, vol. 5, p. 83. P.M. to Gen. Smuts, 28.2.41.
9. Ibid., p. 74. P.M. to Gen. Wavell, 1.3.41, para. 2.
10. Ibid., p. 74. Gen. Wavell to P.M., 2.3.41.
11. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3562, para. 36.
Chapter 17
1. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3566, para. 71; and History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 341.
2. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 192.
4. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 341.
5. Now (1968) Colonel L. G. F. Wolf, M.C., on the staff of Defence Headquarters. He was awarded the Military Cross for service in North Africa in 1942.
6. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 341.
7. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 192.
8. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 417.
9. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3530, para. 19, and p. 3567, paras. 74, 75.
10. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 197.
11. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3567, para. 75.
12. The Story of the Ninth, p. 46.
13. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 141, 142.
14. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 194.
16. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3567, para. 77.
17. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 341.
19. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 198.
20. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 343.
25. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 155.
27. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 199.
29. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 346.
30. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 199.
31. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3568, para. 80.
32. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 346.
33. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3568, paras. 82-3.
Chapter 18
1. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3568, para. 84.
2. Ibid., para. 85.
4. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3543.
5. Springbok Victory, p. 189; and The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 161.
6. La Guerra in Africa Orientate, p. 203.
7. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, pp. 162-4.
10. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 164.
11. Springbok Victory, p. 190.
12. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 204.
13. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 347.
14. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3569, para. 86.
15. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, pp. 166-7.
16. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3569, para. 86.
17. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 244.
18. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 152.
19. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, pp. 213, 214.
20. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, pp. 168-71.
21. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 204.
29. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 205.
31. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3569, paras. 88, 89.
32. Ibid.
33. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 206.
36. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 151.
37. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3570, para. 91.
38. Gunners of the Cape, p. 113.
40. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3569, para. 87.
41. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 174; and Springbok Record, photograph, p. 146.
42. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3569, para. 89.
43. Springbok Victory, p. 192.
44. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3570, para. 90.
46. Springbok Victory, p. 196.
47. Abyssinian Patchwork, pp. 266-7.
48. Springbok Victory, pp. 197-8.
51. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 273.
52. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3570, para. 94.
55. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3529, para. 18.
56. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, pp. 206-9.
59. Springboks in Armour, p. 100.
60. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 179.
62. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3570, para. 96.
63. Ibid., para. 95.
Chapter 19
1. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3528, para. 5, Kenya (c).
2. Ibid., p. 3572, para. 105.
3. The Story of the Ninth, pp. 56-64.
4. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3572, para. 105.
5. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, pp. 35-6, 326.
6. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3577, para. 4.
7. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 214.
8. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3545, Part III. Forces Available.
9. Ibid., p. 3545, Commitments.
10. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 214.
14. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 216.
15. Springbok Victory, p. 216.
16. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 294.
21. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 218.
25. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 205.
26. London Gazette. No. 35316, 21 October 1941.
27. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 208.
28. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 218.
30. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3586, para. 57.
32. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3587, para. 60.
33. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3587, para. 60.
34. Ibid.
35. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 444.
Chapter 20
1. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3577, para. 2.
2. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 245.
3. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3577, para. 4.
4. Ibid., para. 5.
5. Ibid., para. 15.
6. Ibid., p. 3580, para. 19.
7. Ibid., p. 3581, para. 25.
8. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 47.
11. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3580, para. 20.
12. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 211.
13. Springboks in Armour, pp. 129-30.
14. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3580, para. 20.
15. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 249.
16. Gunners of the Cape, p. 114.
17. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 250.
19. Mud, Blood and Laughter, p. 114.
21. Gunners of the Cape, p. 115.
22. A Company Commander Remembers, pp. 50, 51.
23. Gunners of the Cape, p. 115.
24. Springboks in Armour, pp. 131, 132.
25. Ibid., and Mud, Blood and Laughter, pp. 119-24.
26. Mud, Blood and Laughter, p. 127.
27. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3589, para. 78.
29. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 52; Mud, Blood and Laughter, p. 128; and 'To Arms Unbidden'.
30. N.M.R. Operation Instruction No. 33 of 9 May 1941, quoted in A Company Commander Remembers, p. 53.
31. A Company Commander Remembers, pp. 54, 55.
32. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 252.
33. Springboks in Armour, p. 132.
34. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 56.
35. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 179.
36. N.M.R. Operation Order No. 17 of 12 May 1941, quoted in A Company Commander Remembers, p. 57.
38. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 58.
39. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 252.
40. A Company Commander Remembers, pp. 58-62; and 'To Arms Unbidden'.
Chapter 21
1. The Story of the Ninth, pp. 57-60.
2. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3580, para. 21.
3. Springboks in Armour, p. 110.
4. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July, 1946. No. 37645, p. 3580, para. 21.
5. Springboks in Armour, p. 110.
6. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 258.
7. Springboks in Armour, p. 110.
8. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 258.
10. Springboks in Armour, p. 111.
15. La Guerra in Africa Orientale. pp. 255-6.
16. Ibid., p. 3582, para. 30; p. 3583, para. 36.
17. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3583, para. 36.
18. Come Abbiamo Perduto la Guerra in Africa, p. 179.
19. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 67.
20. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3581, para. 22.
21. Springboks in Armour, p. 117.
23. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 354.
24. Springboks in Armour, pvt. 117, 118; The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 355.
25. Mud, Blood and Laughter, p. 129; Springboks in Armour, p. 134.
26. Mud, Blood and Laughter, p. 130; Springboks in Armour, p. 134.
27. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 259.
28. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 68.
29. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 260.
30. A Company Commander Remembers, p. 69.
31. 'F.F.B. History', Will and Grobbelaar; and 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
32. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 355.
33. Springboks in Armour, p. 119.
34. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 355.
35. Springboks in Armour, p. 120.
37. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 260.
38. Springboks in Armour, pp. 121, 122; The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 355.
39. 'History of the F.F.B.', Gifford and Van der Riet.
40. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3582, para. 31.
41. The Story of the Ninth, pp. 66-8.
42. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 249, note 3; and p. 253.
43. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 124; Springboks in Armour, p. 135.
44. Springboks in Armour, p. 135.
46. Ibid, and History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 446; and Union Year Book, No. 23, 1946, p. 3.
47. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 253.
48. Springboks in Armour, p. 135.
49. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 261.
51. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3583, para. 39.
52. Ibid., p. 3584, para. 40.
Chapter 22
1. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, pp. 442, 443.
2. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3587, para. 61.
4. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 229; Springbok Victory, p. 241.
5. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, map on p. 445.
7. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 221.
8. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3546; The Plan of Attack; and Eritrea, 1941, p. 196.
11. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, pp. 3547-8. Operations of 9th Indian Infantry Brigade.
12. Ibid., p. 3547. Attack on 8/9 May.
13. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, Allegato 2, p. 334.
15. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 236.
19. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, pp. 242, 243.
20. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 256.
21. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 243.
23. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 225.
24. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 246.
26. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 225.
29. Eritrea, 1941, pp. 201, 203.
30. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 226; and Eritrea, 1941, p. 202.
32. Ibid.; History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 446; and The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 252.
34. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 225.
35. The Dukes, p. 143; and The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 252.
36. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. I, p. 446.
37. The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, p. 253.
39. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 226.
40. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3549, Part VI. Topography--The Wolchefit Pass.
Chapter 23
1. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 227.
2. Ibid., p. 294; and Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3587, para. 64.
3. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, pp. 3587-8, paras. 66-71.
4. Ibid., p. 3588, para. 72.
5. Ibid., p. 3588, paras. 73, 74, 76.
6. Springboks in Armour, p. 127.
7. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 357.
13. Springboks in Armour, p. 137.
14. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3583, para. 38.
15. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 359.
17. Abyssinian Patchwork, p. 181.
18. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3584, paras. 41, 42.
19. Ibid., p. 3585, para. 43.
20. Ibid., p. 3585, para. 45.
21. Ibid.
22. The Story of the Ninth, p. 83.
23. The History of the Royal West African Frontier Force, p. 360.
24. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 278, and footnote 1.
26. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3585, para. 49.
27. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 283.
28. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3585, para. 50.
29. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 311.
30. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 230.
31. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 312.
32. Ibid.
33. Wavell's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 10 July 1946. No. 37645, p. 3548. Situation on 16 June, and Operations 27 June-22 July.
34. Auchinleck's Despatch. Supplement to London Gazette, 21 August 1946. No. 37695, p. 4219, para. 17.
35. Ibid., p. 4219, para. 16.
36. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 316.
37. Ibid.
38. Ibid., p. 315.
39. La Guerra in Africa Orientale, p. 310.
40. The Story of the Ninth, pp. 102, 108.
42. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 317.
43. The Story of the Ninth, p. 108; and Nine Flames, pp. 58-60.
44. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, pp. 317, 318.
46. Ibid., p. 318.
47. Ibid., p. 319.
48. Springboks in Armour, p. 138.
50. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 319.
51. S.A. Tank Corps Magazine, January 1942; and Springboks in Armour, p. 139.
52. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 320; and Abyssinian Patchwork, pp. 192-8.
53. S.A. Tank Corps Magazine, January 1942; and Springboks in Armour, pp. 139-40.
54. The Story of the Ninth, p. 123.
55. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. II, p. 320.
56. Ibid., p. 321; and Springboks in Armour, p. 141.
57. Union Year Book, No. 23, 1946. Chap. XXIX, p. 4, para. (A).
Appendix 1
1. Act No. 14 of 1912, para. 8.
2. General Louis Botha, p. 279.
4. Ibid., pp. 281, 290 and 294, para. 2.
5. South African Field Artillery in German East Africa and Palestine, 1915-1919, p. 7.
7. Union Year Book, 1919-1920, p. 411. In The Union of South Africa and the Great War, 1914-18 (Pretoria, 1924) tables appear in different form. Including 2,169 Rhodesians and those who served in the Rebellion, these tables show a total of 181,862 Europeans and 73,913 Natives, including those who served in South West Africa. These figures do not include the Cape Corps infantry battalions, the Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Corps, or the 25,090 Natives enrolled by the Union Native Affairs Department for the Native Labour Corps in France.
Appendix 2
(See Defence Dept. Annual Report, 30.6.34, U.G.47, 1934.)
1. Defence Dept. Annual Report, 30 June 1934, U.G. No. 47, 1934, p. 3.
3. Ibid., Appendix III and p. 18.
7. Hansard, vol. 23, 2 May 1934. 3040-1.
8. Ibid., vol. 26, 27 April 1936. 2502-3.
9. History of the Second World War--The Mediterranean and Middle East, vol. 1, Appendix 8, pp. 471 and 475. Details of British fighters and Italian bombers.
10. Defence Dept. Annual Report, 30 June 1937. U.G. No. 8 of 1939, p. 11, para. (1), and p. 13, para. 6(ii).
11. James Barry Munnik Hertzog, p. 219.
12. Wavell, Scholar and Soldier, p. 167.
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