Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3418AC319
Site Name
SS Mendi Memorial Plaque, Jubilee Square & Jetty, Simon's Town
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 13:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 13:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: 607 Men who were lost in the ocean.Recorder Name: Lunga Tshila and Pamela Mbobi.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate Black Troops who sank after a collision in Fog 11.3 miles SW of the Isle of WIGHT at 04h57 on the 21st of February 1917.
Original Position
Original position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Wood and Stainless Steel.
Pedestal Material
Foreground
Event Commemorated
World war I; The 607 Men who were lost at sea
Inscriptions
SS MENDI MEMORIAL PLAQUE. THE CONVERTED OF BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS TO FRANCE SANK AFTER A COLLISION IN FOG 11.3 MILES SW OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT AT 04H57 ON 21 FEBRUARY 1917. SIX HUNDRED AND SEVEN MEN WERE LOST REV ISAAC WAUCHOPE DYOBHA CRIED OUT"BE QUIET AND CALM WE DIE LIKE BROTHERS WE ARE THE SONS OF AFRICA" NKOSI SIKELELA' AFRICA ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE TO THESE BRAVE MEN BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY AND THE NAVAL HERITAGE TRUST.
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.192987, 18.433139
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Directions to Site
Adjacent to the Mogale City Sterkfontein Cemetery.
Access details
Public
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