South African Overseas Expeditionary Force British Expeditionary Force (World War I)
the south african overseas expeditionary force consisted of 1st south african infantry brigade of 4 infantry battalions supported 5 heavy artillery batteries, field ambulance, royal engineers signal company , general hospital under command of brigadier general henry lukin. brigade arrived in france in april 1916, , assigned 9th (scottish) division , took part in battle of somme in july 1916, , on 14 july battle of delville wood. of 3,153 men in brigade 750 left when brigade relieved on 20 july. later in 1917, brigade took part in battle of arras , in third battle of ypres (passchendaele). brigade destroyed in 1918 german spring offensive , end of war had suffered 15,000 casualties, 5,000 killed.
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