South African Overseas Expeditionary Force

South African Overseas Expeditionary Force
South African Overseas Expeditionary Force
	Cap badge of the 1st SA Infantry Brigade
Active	1915–1919
Disbanded	1919
Country	Union of South Africa
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	250,000+
Engagements	Egypt campaign (1916); Western Front campaign (1916–1918); German East Africa campaign (1916–1918); Palestine campaign (1917–1918)
Battle honours	Awarded to the 1915 Cape Corps in 1973: Kilimanjaro; Behobeho; Nyangao; East Africa 1916 – 1917; East Africa 1917–1918; Megiddo 1918; Nablus; Palestine 1918; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Lt-Genl Jan Smuts ; Lt-Genl Sir Jacob van Deventer; Maj-Genl Sir Henry Timson Lukin

The South African Overseas Expeditionary Force (SAOEF) was a volunteer military organisation in World War I.