A memorial in Cape Town recognises 1,772 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during WWI, preserving their legacies.

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.

CAPE TOWN - More than 1,700 South Africans who served in non-combatant roles during World War 1 and who perished with no recognition, have finally been honoured and remembered. The memorial, in Cape Town,

The Princess Royal carried out her first public engagement in 1969 aged 18 when she opened an educational and training centre in Shropshire.

The UK's Princess Anne is set to visit South Africa from 21 January to 22 January for a series of engagements.

Princess Anne has honoured black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during World War I. Anne unveiled the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial as president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on Wednesday.

She is president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and will unveil the institution’s Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which honours more than 1,700 South Africans who carried out ...

A new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa, remembers the close to 2,000 casualties who served in Africa during World War 1, between 1914-1918 and who have no known graves and because they were Black,

She is president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and will unveil the organisation’s Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which honours more than 1,700 South Africans who carried out non ...