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 ...

The memorial was inaugurated by the President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, ...

A memorial in Cape Town recognises 1,772 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during WWI, preserving their legacies.

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 ...

Hundreds of South African soldiers, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured in Cape Town with a new ...

The memorial, in Cape Town, in the Company’s Garden, was inaugurated by Commonwealth War Graves Commission president, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne.

Many of those killed in the First World War had gone unacknowledged with bereaved relatives given little or no information about their fate ...

Black South African servicemen who lost their lives in non-combat roles while serving on the Allied side during World War I, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...