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British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands
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- 5 Jun 1916
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Spartacus Lord Kirschener [online] Available at: www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk [Accessed on 3 June 2013]
- 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011390
South African History Online (2011) 'British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011390 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).
South African History Online, British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011390, (accessed 3 August 2026).
"British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011390. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "British secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011390.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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