Tag: World War One
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...
11/11 Poppy Day
Since 1921 the poppy has been accepted internationally as the symbol to remember fallen soldiers, thanks to the thousands of poppies that...
A slaughter, then oblivion, mark France’s deadliest day in World War...
The bloodiest day for the French Army in World War One - indeed in its entire history - draws no national tributes,...
Trawler lands WW2 depth charge
A trawler of the Cape-based Viking Fishing company this weekend netted what police believe was a World War Two-era depth charge....
