2 unused handcoloured postcards by the artist D.C. Owles, who was a member of this Infantry, with slight waterstains and foxing, good copies.
1. This depicts the emblem of the 6th South African Infantry on it with the motto Unity is Strength – Eendracht maakt macht. GEA 191- ( the 6 has been deleted by a water stain) BEA 1916. Signed by D.C. Owles 1916
2. A view of Kilimanjaro with 6th South African Infantry written below it. Signed by D.C. Owles
South Africa’s contribution to the East Africa Campaign extended beyond 1916, the year most South Africans served there under General Jan Smuts. South Africans of all racial groups served in different capacities from February 1915 to the departure of the last German prisoners in February 1919. South Africans served as Imperial Service Troops paid for by the British government because of the political situation prevailing in the young Union government. This in turn, impacted on recruitment, the treatment of the men on their return and the subsequent memory of the campaign. https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/union_of_south_africa
- Overall Condition: Good copies
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
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- Telephone: 021 794 0600
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- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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