Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 31.07.2004
FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1918
South West Africa
1914-1915
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours
  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
  Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors
  Museums & Memorials
  Bibliography  
  External Links
 
   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
  subtotal
  TOTAL
                   
   Commanders
 
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   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
 
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in
bold face)
Regiments
(regts with emblazoned Honours shown in bold;
non-honoured in italics
)
Note: British battle honours were first awarded in Sep. 1922. After some corrections a "final list" was substituted in Feb. 1925. Indian Army awards were made in 1926-28.
South African awards were made in 1926 (amendments 1928 and 1931).
1914 Sep. 26 Sandfontein
 
Cav: SAMR1
 
1915 Apr. 25-26 Gibeon
 
   
 
1914 Aug. 20-
   1915 July 9
South West Africa 1914
 
   
South West Africa 1914-15
 
Cav: SAMR1
Inf:
SAIrish
 
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
   Medals Index of Campaign Medals
 
 
   Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors
   Museums & Memorials
   Bibliography
How to Find Books
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Films:
 
Links:
 
 
   External Links