South Africa War Graves Project

In Remembrance of
South Africa's War Dead

HOOK, THEODORE CHARLES Lance Corporal 746 South African Infantry 2nd Regt. 9-Apr-17. Killed in action, at Battle of Arras. Son of Charles William Frederick Hook, late of Wells, Norfolk, England. Private Theodore Charles Hook was born in Barberton in 1889. He was a farmer at Inchanga outside Durban. Amongst the 106 other ranks who were wounded at Mersa Matruh during the Senussi campaign in January 1916. Not present at Delville Wood but returned to duty in time to earn a Military Medal for Gallantry during the attack on the Warlencourt line on 12th October 1916. M M LG Sup 22 January 1917 - “In the attack on the Walencourt Line on the afternoon of the 12th October this man and another were the only two men hit of “A” Company’s two Lewis gun Teams. Private Hook picked up the one undamaged Lewis Gun and continued to advance under very heavy fire. When the advance was brought to a standstill, he placed his gun in a shell hole, collected several drums of ammunitions and proceeded to dig himself in. By 8pm the gun was in a good emplacement and Private Hook had collected 40 drums of ammunition under a very heavy fire. During the night he, with the help of several men, he had collected and directed, improved the gun emplacement into a very excellent strong point. His conduct in previous actions has always been excellent.”. Photo © Unknown source

The headstone of T C Hook in POINT-DU-JOUR MILITARY CEMETERY, ATHIES, Pas de Calias, France. Photo © Fred Killick

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 restingplace 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*** - Sorry for the delay in updating. My schedule right now can't be set in stone so I'll do updates when I can. You can send emails as per usual and I'll get to them when I get back. Leave again June 30th and back again on unknown date, sometime around July 14th.

June 23, 2010 - Mozambique, Sierra Leone and United Kingdom pages updated.

June 9, 2010 - All South Africa and Bambatha Rebellion / Rand Revolt / Korea / Border War / Non World War / Police CASUALTIES pages updated.

June 7, 2010 - Kenya and United States pages updated.