RE: A little Commonwealth War Graves History : January 5 2024
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Finding war records, or normal births/death registers throughout British Empire they had excellent record keeping, always interesting track and trace relatives.
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The Commission has done an amazing job - not only keeping records but also maintaining the headstones and sites
Countries where folk still respect history, sad about the destruction of many landmarks here.
It is sad especially when so many South Africans gave up their lives out of proportion to the population
I visited Delville Wood a few years ago - that hit me so hard - so many South Africans died in just a few days - 776
Visiting the graves shocks one into realization of how extreme the two world wars were, what I always find hurtful was our Bantu, Coloured and Indian forces that went voluntary and never given recognition.
No wonder this country is still so suspicious of each other, How the First World War rewarded white South Africans, but not black compatriots how different things could have been!
Dad mentioned many times rights/wrongs here, born here in 1911, served in WW2! My Grandfather arrived on these shores to fight the Boers in Anglo Boer War then settled, only returned to England once after marrying a widow Ms Oosthuizen.
Australia was the same but has been doing catch up to acknowledge the Aboriginal servicemen and women
One cannot right the wrongs in history, books can be altered and acknowledged.