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https://appsaf.apieproject.com/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2023/07/20210614_103955-scaled-12f8451b694745c64fdd8bc7630f28fb.jpg25601742During the First World War (1914 – 1918) no formal showcase was made of South Africa’s involvement in that war. In 1940, Capt. J. Agar-Hamilton was appointed official historian of the Union Defence Forces. The formation of an Historical Research Committee that same year was to ensure the preservation of documents and military memorabilia and lay the foundation for the establishment of a museum..