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Deputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood

Date
16 Jul 2006
Updated
23 Aug 2019
Deputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood

Mluleki George, SA deputy defence minister, attended the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood in France, which raged from 15 to 20 July 1916. Thousands lost their lives in a fierce battle in the woods, dubbed by South African soldiers as the 'Devil's Woods'. During the commemoration ceremony, a new South African coat of arms was unveiled at the South African memorial on the site. The names of Black members of the South African Labour Corps who died at Arques-la-Bataille and those who perished on board the SAS Mendi were also unveiled at the memorial museum, managed by the defence department and opened in 1986. The SA government had bought the wood in 1920 and erected a monument, which was unveiled on 10 October 1926 by the widow of Gen. Louis Botha. Source: http://www.sabcnews.co.za/south_africa/general/0,2172,131312,00.html

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Deputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013690

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"Deputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013690. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Deputy Minister of Defence attends commemoration of Delville Wood." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013690.

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