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 century,
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. The 1,772 men worked in dangerous and gruelling non-combatant roles in East Africa but until now, they had no known grave or commemoration.
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 later
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Despite being the sons of Africa, the hundreds of soldiers who served in non-combat roles between 1914 and 1918 have been unrecognized for decades.
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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