South African Native Labour Corps
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:addresses |
racial inequality
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
historical societies
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
poor living conditions
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
infrastructure_development_in_Europe
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
exploitation of black labor
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
gptkb:end_of_World_War_I
1918 |
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical records
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
medical support roles
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:South_African_government
|
| gptkbp:faced |
racial segregation
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1916
|
| gptkbp:has_a_role_in |
World_War_I_logistics
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Cape_Town
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first organized labor force of black South Africans in military context
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
South African Native Labour Corps
|
| gptkbp:impact |
post-war economic conditions
influence_on_South_African_labor_policies |
| gptkbp:influenced |
post-war_labor_movements_in_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
future generations of labor activists
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
future_labor_organizations_in_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
South_African_history.
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
construction projects
logistics and supply transporting troops road and rail construction |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
to recruit labor from colonies
South_African_military_history |
| gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
contributions to the war effort
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
transportation of supplies
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
contribution to labor rights movements
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
approximately 25,000
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
participation in the Battle of the Somme
|
| gptkbp:opening_hours |
2 years
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:South_African_government
British_military_leadership |
| gptkbp:provides |
frontline_troops
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide_labor_support_during_World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:black_South_Africans
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
African_Labour_Corps
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
European_theaters_of_World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:training |
various labor skills
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
labor shortages during the war
after_World_War_I |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
British_military_needs
|