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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 — The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun.
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 — 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 ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the ... non-combatant roles in World War I and have no known grave, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht) ...