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The World War Two soldier buried without his brain
The family of Donnie MacRae, who died aged 33 in a prisoner-of-war camp hospital, want his remains reunited with his body.
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Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI honored with memorial
The memorial finally rights a historical wrong, said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British organization that ...
Anne lays wreath to honour black South African labourers in First World War
The Princess Royal said the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial is ‘a reminder of a shared but sometimes difficult past’.
Princess Royal to honour sacrifices of black South Africans in First World War
The Princess Royal will commemorate the sacrifices of black South Africans and other races who played a vital First World War ...
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South Africa: Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered
The 1,700 carefully constructed brown wooden carvings are standing in a line. These structures represent a new Commonwealth ...
The Stolen Brain Of World War 2 Soldier Found After 80 Years
A soldier, who died as a German prisoner of war in 1941, was buried without his brain, a fact his family only discovered ...
'Downright disgrace' - fears for Kirklees' war graves as plans to reuse burial space cause outcry
Proposals to reuse graves have been branded a “downright disgrace” by a Kirklees councillor, as fears grow over the future of ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
The memorial finally rights a historical wrong, said the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British organization that looks after war graves and built the new memorial in Cape Town's oldest ...
Princess Anne honours South African servicemen from World War I
Princess Anne has honoured black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles during World War I. Anne unveiled the ...