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South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday inaugurated a new memorial wall at the site of the Battle of Delville Wood where some 3,000 citizens fell in July 1916.
THE commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood on Saturday at Thaba Tshwane New Military Cemetery afforded those in military circles to pay their respects to fallen South African soldiers during ...
Last month I walked hand in hand with my nieces and nephew across a field in France toward Delville Wood. To a casual observer we could have been any family taking a walk, but every footstep we ...
Delville Wood was destroyed to the extent that only one tree remained when the war ended in November 1918. Photographs show a scarred landscape, the shelled turf scattered in huge clumps.
The battle for Mametz Wood - the first major offensive of World War One for many Welsh soldiers - explained. The 38th (Welsh) Division paved the way for control of the woodland - nearly a mile ...
An exhibition at KwaMuhle Museum was opened to commemorate the centenary of the battle of Delville Wood, and Durban High School's 150th anniversary.
As the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme is commemorated, the Indian army also has good reason for remembrance. Two Indian regiments took part in the first and only cavalry charge of the ...
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the battle for Mametz Wood, Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley examines the events leading up to the first major offensive for many Welsh soldiers serving in ...
Any new buildings constructed in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics measuring eight stories or less must be made entirely from wood, and taller buildings must also contain at least some of this ...
And this month there are countless remembrance days at the various memorials where these soldiers (many unknown) lie buried in France, including one on Tuesday 12 July at the very beautiful South ...
Acts of remembrance have taken place in France marking the start of the Battle of the Somme 90 years ago. The 36th (Ulster) and 16th (Irish) Divisions were in the thick of the battle between 1 July ...
Uniformed military dignitaries and veterans of World War 1 have paraded in the Company's Garden in Cape Town to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Delville Wood.