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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 ...
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South Africa: Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered
The memorial was inaugurated by the President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, in Cape Town. She told the audience, which included several South African ...
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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 their legacies.
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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 Royal Highness, Princess Anne.
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
The memorial finally rights a historical wrong, said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British organization that looks after war graves and built the new memorial in Cape Town’s oldest ...
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Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
The memorial finally rights a historical wrong, said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British organization that looks after war graves and built the new memorial in Cape Town's oldest ...
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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 ... Opened by Princess Anne, president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the memorial aims to preserve their legacy and correct ...
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Long forgotten, Black servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial in South Africa
The memorial finally rights a historical wrong, said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British organization that looks after war graves and built the new memorial in Cape Town's oldest ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht) Britain’s Princess Anne, the President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, walks in between an African “iroko ...
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War memorial opens in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN - More than 1,700 South Africans who served in non-combatant roles during World War 1 and who perished with no recognition, have finally been honoured and remembered. The memorial, in Cape ...