It bears the name of the SS Mendi which sank off the Isle of Wight during World War One, killing more than 600 black South African labourers. The bell is thought to have been stripped from the ...
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Diturupa Commemoration | Honouring black soldiers in WWIOver 600 black soldiers lost their lives in the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1917. WATCH | Battle of Square Hill | South African soldiers' role in World War I They were due to serve as essential ...
The SS Mendi sank off the Isle of Wight in 1917 killing more than 600 South Africans en route to the Western Front to support British troops. The vessel was rammed by a British merchant ship in ...
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On this day in history, March 6He died a hero aboard the troopship SS Mendi in 1917 while rallying the 615 Black South Africans of the doomed ship to face their death like men and ‘to die like brothers', while leading them in ...
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