If white general service regiments received little attention, the African American units often toiled in obscurity.

The loyalty of the African units has not been seriously impaired.

In the course of this expansion, they entered into conflict with several of the African political units.

As a result the contingent was disbanded and most of its members saw active service during the war in other South African units.

To his relief, the armoured cars proved to be those of a South African unit.

Most African American units were relegated to support roles and did not see combat.

Unisys said its South African unit, which employs 600 people, accounted for about 1 percent of worldwide sales and assets.

The South African unit counted about 200 burghers, while the outpost only had 20 men.

The Rhodesians were relieved the following day by a South African unit.

Upington's Foot was one of the 240 (mostly small) South African locally raised units which took part.