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 ...
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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 ...
The World War Two soldier buried without his brain
The family of Donnie MacRae, who died aged 33 in a prisoner-of-war camp hospital, want his remains reunited with his body.
The Stolen Brain Of World War 2 Soldier Found After 80 Years
A soldier, who died as a German prisoner of war in 1941, was buried without his brain, a fact his family only discovered ...
Princess Royal to honour sacrifices of black South Africans in First World War
The Princess Royal will commemorate the sacrifices of black South Africans and other races who played a vital First World War ...
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Commonwealth war graves: PM 'deeply troubled' over racism
The prime minister offered an "unreserved apology" over the findings of the review by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Our shared duty is to honour and remember all those, wherever they ...
'Downright disgrace' - fears for Kirklees' war graves as plans to reuse burial space cause outcry
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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The World War Two soldier buried without his brain
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recently agreed to accept Donnie's brain and spinal cord samples from the Max Planck Institute and reunite them with the remains already buried at their ...