3rd South African Infantry

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3rd South African Infantry
Years active:	–
Country:	South Africa
Service:	South African Overseas Expeditionary Force
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1,000
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Created:
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Alternate names:	3rd South African Infantry Regiment
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Disbanded:
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.

Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	1st South African Infantry Brigade
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/12/1915
End date:	28/02/1918
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Egypt, Palestine and Syria
Date entered:	01/12/1915
Date left:	31/03/1916
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/04/1916
Date left:	28/02/1918
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4448 (01/12/1915–31/03/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1782 (01/04/1916–30/09/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1783 (01/10/1916–31/03/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1783/1 (01/10/1916–30/11/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1783/2 (01/12/1916–31/12/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1783/3 (01/01/1917–31/03/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1784 (01/04/1917–28/02/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1784/1 (01/04/1917–31/05/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1784/2 (01/06/1917–31/07/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1784/3 (01/08/1917–31/10/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1784/4 (01/11/1917–28/02/1918)

References

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