Cape Town Memorial Honors 1,772 Black South African Servicemen Who Died in WWI
A new memorial in Cape Town honors 1,772 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during World War I and have no known graves. According to The Associated Press, these men, members of the Cape Town Labor Corps,
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
More than 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no known grave have been recognized with a memorial more than 100 years later
1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
More than 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no known grave have been recognized with a memorial more than a century later.
South African Labour Corps honoured with new Cape Town memorial
Princess Anne, President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), on Wednesday officially unveiled the CWGC Labour Corps Memorial in Cape Town to commemorate the contribution of more than 1 700 non-combatants who died while participating in Britain’s First World War effort in Africa.
Memorial in Cape Town Recognises Black Servicemen Who Died in WWI
A memorial in Cape Town recognises 1,772 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during WWI, preserving their legacies.
South Africa: Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered
A new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa, remembers the close to 2,000 casualties who served in Africa during World War 1, between 1914-1918 and who have no known graves and because they were Black,
Princess Anne honours South African servicemen from World War I
Princess Anne has honoured black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during World War I. Anne unveiled the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial as president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Wednesday.
South Africa's WW1 servicemen finally honoured at new memorial
Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 men worked in dangerous and gruelling non-combatant roles in East Africa but until now,
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UK's Princess Anne to honour South African war heroes during January royal visit to Cape Town
The UK's Princess Anne is set to visit South Africa from 21 January to 22 January for a series of engagements.
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She is president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and will unveil the organisation’s Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which honours more than 1,700 South Africans who carried out ...
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Anne to mark non-combat work by black South Africans during First World War
She is president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and will unveil the institution’s Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which honours more than 1,700 South Africans who ...