Category: SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte
BRING SKILLIE HOME
MIA South African parabat Andries “Skillie” Human was last seen alive exiting the side-door of a Hercules aircraft at 500ft over the fortified military base Cassinga, 150kms across the border into Angola, on 4 May 1978.
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SOUTH AFRICAN WAR GRAVES ACROSS THE WORLD
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR GRAVES ACROSS THE WORLD Abstract: South Africans took part in almost every war...
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SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART SEVENTY ONE
South Africans took part in almost every war theatre during the First and Second World Wars. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty Data Base 7 290 (includes 607 unknown) First World War casualties and 9 986 (includes 84 unknown) Second World War casualties are buried in 1 207 cemeteries while 2 959 First World War and 2 005 Second World War casualties are commemorated on 48 memorials. This does not include the more than 2 700 South Africans who until recently were not commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. A new memorial to commemorate these South Africans is being constructed in the Gardens in Cape Town and should be completed in 2024.
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