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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 ...
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Cape Town Memorial Honors 1,772 Black South African Servicemen Who Died in WWI
Cape Town honors 1,772 Black South African servicemen who died in World War I without known graves. A new memorial preserves ...
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War memorial opens in Cape Town
The memorial, in Cape Town, in the Company’s Garden, was inaugurated by Commonwealth War Graves Commission president, Her ...
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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Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered
Despite being the sons of Africa, the hundreds of soldiers who served in non-combat roles between 1914 and 1918 have been ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Anne lays wreath to honour black South African labourers in First World War
The Princess Royal said the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is ‘a reminder of a shared but sometimes difficult past’.
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 role during her final day in Cape Town. Anne will unveil the Cape Town ...