WW1 or The Great War How privileged we all are being able to celebrate peace 100 years to the day after the Armistice was signed in the forest of Compiegne, in 1918. People all round the World are today gathering
WWI – Poems – Remembering the Armistice
John McCrea’s poem, ‘In Flanders Fields” undoubtedly is the most well remembered poem emerging from WWI and hauntingly reminds us of why we remember the tragedy of this brutal war. The S.A. National Society, by way of publishing this
S.A. National Society Battlefields Trip – August 2018
The Society earlier this year, arranged a trip to some of the Anglo Boer War battle sites. The tour ably organized by Committee member Angie St George, and with Simon Haw as the guide visited the following sites: Elandslaaghte –
The “Great Escape Tunnels” are found
The Great Escape – Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed ‘Harry’ by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp
The Indian Army War Memorial 1899 – 1902 – By Eric Itzkin
Read More by clicking on this link: The Indian War Memorial (2).pdf a
The Bhambatha Rebellion of 1906
The Bhambatha Rebellion of 1906, led by iNkosi uBhambatha kaMancinza Zondi, was sparked off by the imposition of a Poll Tax by the Colonial Government of Natal. The dissatisfaction, grievances and defiance of the Zulu nation, had many precedents, which
Delville Wood Exhibition at Kwa Muhle
To commemorate the start of WWI and to recognize the bravery of S.A. Soldiers who endured the massacre at Delville Wood during the Battle of the Somme, an exhibition was set up at the Kwa- Muhle Museum. This exhibition has
Boer War Day – Perth – 116th Anniversary – Vereeniging Peace Accords
BOER WAR DAY – PERTH 116th Anniversary of the signing of the Vereeniging Peace Accords Annual commemoration and reconciliation service: Kings Park, Perth, WA – Sunday, 27th May 2018 Perth was in the throes of receiving some much needed winter
Fugitives Drift – Lt T Melville V.C. & Lt. N.J.A. Coghill V.C. – Graves
Lt Melville and Coghill managed to survive the original Zulu onslaught at Isandlwana, only to be caught crossing the Buffalo River with the Queens Colours, and killed on the south bank. This post has images of the graves, and the
Relief of the siege of Fort Port Natal by Udo Averweg
Click to download a copy of Udo Averweg’s recently published research about the relief of the siege if Fort Port Natal 175 years ago – posted mid 2017. Relief of the siege of Fort Port Natal article dated 28th June