The Jazz King (Part 5) The Western Front

Monday, March 04, 2019

We left off in 1916 with Sebele a Kealeboga ending his quasi-exile in Gauteng by agreeing to lead members of his Mathubantwa mophato to Europe as part of the South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC).

He thus came to witness the miseries of mechanised warfare on the Western Front during the First World War, while coming into contact with military and civilians of various races, nationalities and social standing.

A total of 800 troops were ultimately recruited from the Bechuanaland Protectorate to serve in SANLC of whom at least 555 were deployed in France. The latter included 73 Bakwena under Corporal Sebele.

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The Jazz King (Part 5) The Western Front

We left off in 1916 with Sebele a Kealeboga ending his quasi-exile in Gauteng by agreeing to lead members of his Mathubantwa mophato to Europe as part of the South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC).

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