Jan 22, 2025 · A new Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial, which honours the contribution of South African military labourers of the First World War, has been inaugurated by HRH The Princess Royal today. The new Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is situated in the Company’s Garden, Cape Town, near Cape Town’s prominent cultural landmarks.

Jan 20, 2025 · The Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial marks a new chapter for Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorials. Operational Manager (Non-Commemorations) David McDonald guides us through the journey of its creation. ... South Africa or representative of the South African communities whom we wished to commemorate with …

January 2025 will marked an extraordinary moment in our history, as we unveiled our newest memorial to the missing in Cape Town’s Company’s Garden. This new memorial commemorates by name over 1700 South Africans who served for the military labour corps and died during the First World War.

Jan 22, 2025 · Princess Anne, President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), on Wednesday officially unveiled the CWGC Labour Corps Memorial in Cape Town to commemorate the contribution of more than 1 700 non-combatants who died while participating in Britain’s First World War effort in Africa. The new Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is …

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century.

Mar 19, 2024 · It is funded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and aims to pay homage to the lives of more than 1 700 servicemen who served in non-combat roles and died without known graves or previous commemoration during the First World War.

Jan 23, 2025 · Opened by Princess Anne, president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the memorial aims to preserve their legacy and correct a long-standing historical injustice. Per The AP, an...

Jan 23, 2025 · A new Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial in Cape Town honours the 1,772 South African military labourers who died during World War I. The memorial, unveiled by Princess Anne on January 22, features a contemporary design and commemorates each fallen soldier.

Jan 5, 2025 · The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has paid for a new memorial to honour the 1700 men, which will open in Cape Town. The UK based organisation said the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial...