South African Army
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0101 ICS 132 |
Held at | : Institute of Commonwealth Studies Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/resources/library › |
Full title | : South African Army |
Date(s) | : Aug 1941 (covers 1940-1941) |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 file (4pp) |
Name of creator(s) | : South African Army |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
No 1 Company Indian and Malay Corps (No 101 South African Reserve Motor Transport Company was established in Natal in 1939, and left for South Africa for active service in Kenya, Sep 1940. The Company returned to South Africa in Dec 1940, and took part in the Somaliland Campaign in 1941.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Photocopy of account of activities of No 1 Company Indian and Malay Corps (No 101 South African Reserve Motor Transport Company), Aug 1940- July 1941; including training in Kenya, Sep-Dec 1940, return to South Africa, Dec 1940, following decision to make the Company 100% Indian, active service in Somaliland Campaign Feb-Aug 1941.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Single item
Conditions governing access:
Open although advance notice should be given. Access to individual items may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.
Finding aids:
None
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to ICS by Baruch Hirson, 1986 with 'no provenance'.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition, 2000. National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
OIct 2001
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