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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans abstract "The South African Legion is the oldest military veterans organisation in South Africa. It is referred to simply as the SA Legion or even 'The Legion' and is one of the largest independent military veterans charities in South Africa.As the oldest military veterans organisation in South Africa and one of the founding organisations of the international Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL), the South African Legion was formed at the 1921 Empire Conference (28 February to March 4) in Cape Town, South Africa as the British Empire Services League (BESL, South Africa) by joining the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Association and the Comrades of the Great War, after which the Comrades Marathon is also named. On 8 April 1941, it was decided to call the organisation the South African Legion of the BESL as national feelings were increasing and members wanted to emphasise their South Africanness.The Legion is an active member organisation of the RCEL and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is the High Patron of the Legion.The headquarters of the Legion were originally in Bloemfontein in the centre of the country, but moved to Johannesburg in 1942, where it still is, housed in the South African National Museum of Military History.The name was altered again in 1958, to suit the changing times, to the SA Legion of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League (BESL). The BESL has since changed its name to the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League.The South African Legion's national website states \"The Legion is a national, non-sectarian and strictly non-partisan in relation to politics.\"The Legion is often mentioned in television news bulletins and websites, not only in connection with its remembrance activities, but also warning military veterans of scams aimed at them.As a non-racial military veterans organisation, the SA Legion has long remembered the tragic loss of the SS Mendi in which more than 600 Black South African soldiers died. The Legion's UK Branch, made up of former South African servicemen and women, has also held a memorial service near the site of the sinking. The commemoration is held in Atteridgeville, Pretoria and Soweto, as well as in Port Elizabeth, which linked with British historians to find missing headstones, and other major centres including Cape Town. South Africa instituted a new Armed Forces Day in 2013, which commemorates the loss of the Mendi.Remembrance Day is commemorated in Cape Town at the Cenotaph in Heerengracht Street, in Johannesburg at the Cenotaph in Harrison Street and in Pretoria at the Union Buildings. The Legion holds commemorations throughout the country, including Pietermartitzburg, capital of Kwa-Zulu Natal Province.".
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans affiliation Royal_Commonwealth_Ex-Services_League.
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans formationYear "1921".
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans headquarter South_African_National_Museum_of_Military_History.
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans type Ex-service_organisation.
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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans wikiPageWikiLinkText "South African Legion of Military Veterans".
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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans wikiPageWikiLinkText "The South African Legion".
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans affiliations Royal_Commonwealth_Ex-Services_League.
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans formation "1921".
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans headquarters "National Museum of Military History, 22 Erlswold Way, Saxonwold, Johannesburg, 2196".
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans name "South African Legion".
- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans nativeName "Suid-Afrikaanse Legioen".
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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans slogan "″Not for ourselves, but for others...″".
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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans subject Category:Military_veterans_affairs_in_South_Africa.
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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans comment "The South African Legion is the oldest military veterans organisation in South Africa.".
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- South_African_Legion_of_Military_Veterans homepage www.salegion.co.za.
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