Cape Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1940–1945
1850–1852
1915–1918
1947–1991
1781–1782
1793–1801
1806–1827
gptkbp:battleHonours South West Africa 1915
East Africa 1916–1917
Italy 1944–1945
Western Desert 1941–1943
gptkbp:branch gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:disbanded 1991
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Cape_Town
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cape Corps
gptkbp:motto Set the Example
gptkbp:nickname CC
gptkbp:notableCommander Lt-Col. J. J. van der Merwe
Major H. D. Smith
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Italian_Campaign_(WWII)
East African Campaign (WWI)
Western Desert Campaign (WWII)
gptkbp:notableFor service in World War I
service in World War II
Coloured soldiers
gptkbp:predecessor Corps Bastaard Hottentoten
gptkbp:restored 1915
1940
1947
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
logistics
support
gptkbp:successor gptkb:South_African_Cape_Corps
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_African_Overseas_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7