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Sword of Honour presented to Cadet T. Rhodes by the Minister of Defence
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The sword is engraved on both sides of the blade. "Sword of Honour Presented to Cadet T. Rhodes by the Minister of Defence" on the one side and "Eresabel Geskenk aan Kadet T. Rhodes deun die Minister van Verdediging" on the other side. The Ridge of the Sword is enscribed "South African Military College/Suid Afrikaanse Militere Kollege"
The engraving on the sword is faint due to cleaning/pollishing.
Cadet T.Rhodes qualified as a Pilot with the SAAF during WWII.
P102682 Captain Thomas Rhodes (Pilot) 21 Squadron SAAF Killed in Action on 27 October 1942 age 26.
From Neil Orpen's book War in the Desert page 439:
"A Baltimore under Capt. T. Rhodes was hit by Anti-aircraft fire over the Sidi Abd el Rahman area and crashed, with no survivors"
