Tag: Delville Wood
Battle of Delville Wood commemorated
The Battle of Delville Wood was the first major engagement entered into by the South Africans on the Western Front during the First World...
101st annual memorial service for Delville Wood
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV), the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), international diplomats and groups, as well as military veterans...
Delville Wood Centenary: nationwide commemorations and a survivor’s story
Memorials and remembrance services have been held throughout South Africa to commemorate the sacrifice of soldiers who died 100 years ago in...
Politicians and military veterans remember Centenary of South Africa’s biggest battle
Commemorations are taking place throughout South Africa and the world for the Centenary of the Battle of Delville Wood, the bloodiest military...
Zuma unveils Delville Wood Memorial Wall
The righting of wrongs concerning Black South African soldiers in World War One this week became reality when President Jacob Zuma unveiled...
Speech: Zuma on Delville Wood centenary
Address by President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of the Centenary of the Battle of Delville Wood, France, 12 July 2016.
Honourable Ministers,
Ambassadors,...
Defence Minister wants to right the wrongs of WW I South...
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans wants all remaining symbols of segregation transformed, including those relating to the country's involvement in...
SA Native Labour Corps to be honoured at Arque-la-Bataille memorial service
This year marks the centenary of South Africa's participation in the first World War, also called the Great War, and the country's...
Nationwide Memorials for Delville Wood
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF), international organisations, embassies and veterans organisations have remembered the biggest single loss in any action...
Address by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 98th commemoration of...
"It is very moving to be here with you on this special occasion of the annual Memorial Service of the Battle of...
SA to commemorate battle of Delville Wood
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa are in Paris to attend the 98th anniversary of the battle...
