Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men they represent were buried. But their names, forgotten for more than a ...
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After 106 years, Black South African WWI troops honored with memorial
In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
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 featuring 1,772 names. An inscription ...
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WW1 Nottingham memorial team makes final call for names
Getty Images The gates to Victoria Embankment's memorial gardens, which are dedicated to the men who fell in World War One Kay Cutts, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: "The Great War ...
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After 106 years, Black South African WWI troops honored with memorial
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 featuring 1,772 names. An inscription ...
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Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI honored with 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 ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men they represent were buried.
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Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
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 featuring 1,772 names. An inscription ...
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Long forgotten, Black servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial in South Africa
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 featuring 1,772 names. A memorials ...