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Post WW2 South African / Rhodesian Casualties
serving with British Units
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In Remembrance
of
South Africa's War Dead
Funeral card for Ivy and Freda Reeves.
Daughters of Howard and Frances Reeves, of Johannesburg. KIlled when the
Galway Castle was torpedoed. To our knowledge there is no definitive list
of casulties from the Galway Castle. We have 32 names that are commemorated
by the SAWGP, many on the Hollybrook Memorial. Most of the 143 lives lost
were in fact South Africans returning home.
At 07.30 hrs on 12th September 1918
when two days out from Plymouth, she was torpedoed by U-82 and broke her
back. At the time she was carrying 400 South African walking wounded,
346 passengers and 204 crew members. So severe was the damage that it
was thought that she would sink immediately and it was apparent that U-82
was lining up for another attack. In the rush to abandon ship several
lifeboats were swamped by the heavy seas and many finished up in the sea.
However, the U-boat did not mount a further attack and the Galway Castle
continued to wallow for three days. Destroyers were summoned by radio
to rescue survivors who were taken back to Plymouth where it was ascertained
that 143 persons had perished. HMS Spitfire remained in attendance and
took off the skeleton crew before she finally sank However, the U-boat
did not mount a further attack and the Galway Castle continued to wallow
for three days. Destroyers were summoned by radio to rescue survivors
who were taken back to Plymouth where it was ascertained that 143 persons
had perished. HMS Spitfire remained in attendance and took off the skeleton
crew before she finally sank.
Photo
© Unknown
Congratualtions
to Terry Denham, our National Coordinator for the United Kingdom who was
recently honoured by the Duke of Kent for his war grave GPS project.
You
can read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17521098
The South
Africa War Graves Project
The goal of the South Africa
War Graves Project is to archive photographs of every single South African
& Rhodesian war grave from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War, Bambatha Rebellion,
WW1, Rand Revolt, WW2, Korea, Freedom Struggle, Angola-Border War, Non
World War and Police to present day. These photos will either be in the
format of a picture of a headstone or a name on a memorial. These photos
will eventually be made freely to the family, friends of the deceased
serviceperson, school groups, veterans groups and MOTH shell-holes through
this website.
Most of the families and friends of South Africa's (and Rhodesia's) war
dead will never get a chance to visit the graves of these fallen service
people due to the distances and expenses involved with such a journey.
Hopefully by archiving these photos we will be able to close a missing
chapter in many people’s lives by supplying them a photo of the
last resting place of a loved one. By archiving these photos will have
created an online South African national war cemetery. The future generations
in turn will hopefully be able to learn from this archive, remember and
never forget.
Latest News
and Updates
***NOTE***
- I head back to work on evening of 23rd April for 10 days. You can send
emails as per usual.
April
21, 2012 - United Kingdom page updated.
April
20, 2012 - South Africa - Western Cape page updated.
April
9, 2012 - South Africa - Northern Cape & United Kingdom pages
updated.
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28,864
South African & Rhodesian war graves (known to date)
11,348
Bambatha Rebellion / Rand Revolt / Korea / Border War / Non World War
/ Police casualties (known to date)
23,500+
war graves or names on memorials have been photographed
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