The origin and establishment of the South African Engineer Corps (SAEC), 1918-1939
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Date
2012
Authors
Van der Waag, Ian
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Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State
Abstract
This article explores for the first time the early history of the South African Engineer Corps. The difficult
environment in which the SAEC was established is investigated first. The factors that militated against
growth during this period are then analysed, followed by an explanation of the reorganisations of the
mid-1920s and mid-1930s, which, placed in their domestic and international contexts, are set against
the background of South Africa’s evolving interwar defence policy.
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Keywords
Union Defence Force, UDF, Cape Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers
Citation
Van der Waag, I. (2012). The origin and establishment of the South African Engineer Corps (SAEC), 1918-1939. Journal for Contemporary History, 37(2), 1-31.