The Two Minute Silence
Origins of the Two Minute Silence. Throughout the Great War, whenever South African Troops suffered losses a period of silence was observed at noon in Cape Town. In…
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Not for Ourselves, but for Others
Origins of the Two Minute Silence. Throughout the Great War, whenever South African Troops suffered losses a period of silence was observed at noon in Cape Town. In…
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By Filip Debergh On 20 September 1917 at 05.40, two regiments, the 3rd and the 4th South African Infantry battalions of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade, left their assembly…
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Courtesy of Filip Debergh We previously posted a report on the reburial of three South African soldiers at Tyne Cot, and followed that up with a report on a…
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