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Tag Archives: UDF
Roll of Honour. St John’s College, Houghton
St John’s College in Houghton has a very strong connection to the military, and there are two chapels on the premises. The larger chapel houses the Roll of Honour, whereas the Crypt Chapel has the Delville Wood Cross in it. … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Johannesburg, Military, Personal, School Memorials, South Africa, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged collegiate, Johannesburg, ROH, School, South Africa, St John's College, UDF, World War 1, World War 2
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Mendi Memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery in Southampton, UK
Technically this memorial is not a specific Mendi Memorial, it really commemorates by name almost 1,900 servicemen and women of the Commonwealth land and air forces whose graves are not known, many of whom were lost in transports or other … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Mendi, Outside RSA, ROH, South Africa, World War 1
Tagged 21 February 1917, CWGC, HMT Mendi, Hollybrook Cemetery, Mendi, Mendi Day, SANLC, Southampton, UDF, World War 1
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Mendi Memorial in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth
These photographs were taken on 12 June 2011 in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth by Ronnie Lovemore and are used with his permission. This is the second Mendi Memorial that I was able to add to these pages, and like the … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Cape, Heritage, Mendi, ROH, South Africa, World War 1
Tagged 21 February 1917, HMT Mendi, Mendi, Mendi Day, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, SANLC, Troopship, UDF
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Bezuidenhout Valley War Memorial
**Update 11/02/2019** An article on IOL dated 29 January 2019 shows the derelict memorial had been further desecrated with red paint 2 weeks before Remembrance Day. It was still paint damaged on 14/01/2019 **Update 17/06/2018** In June 2018 I was shown … Continue reading
Posted in East Rand, Extinct Memorials, Heritage, ROH, South Africa, World War 1
Tagged Bezuidenhout Valley, CWGC, Darragh Centre, Johannesburg, Kensington, KItchener, Memorial, UDF, World War 2, World War One
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The Air Force Memorial at Bays Hill
This beautiful memorial, completed in 1963, is well worth the trip to Pretoria for. Situated on Bays Hill, close to the Air Force Museum, it’s surrounded by well tended gardens and a magnificent view. Members of the South African Air … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Korean War, South Africa, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Bays Hill, Memorial, Pretoria, SAAF, South AFrican Air Force, Swartkops AFB, UDF, World War 2, World War One
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