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.

Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery contains 439 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 528 from the Second World War. There are also nine war graves of other nationalities within the cemetery and over 540 non-war burials (mostly Anglo Boer war graves) in …

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...

Nov 19, 2024 · The Royal Society of Literature commissioned a poem and epitaph for the CWGC Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial. Two poets, Koleka Putuma and Daljit Nagra, worked together to create pieces that express the loss and recognition of these soliders as well as tying in modern South Africa.

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 22, 2025 · The Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, constructed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, consists of a field of engraved African Iroko hardwood posts and was unveiled on 22 January. Each marker represents a fallen labourer, inscribed with a name, service number, and date of death.

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.

Dec 13, 2024 · President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, HRH The Princess Royal, will participate in a ceremony alongside national dignitaries and families for the inauguration of the Commission’s new memorial in South Africa.

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.

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...