Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC29/NAMM/0002
Inventory Number
3325DC150
Site Name
Mendi Memorial, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 23:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 13:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Remembrance of soldiers that sank on the SS Mendi ship in the World War.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
World War 1
Inscriptions
First World War the ship sank in 1917 near St Catherine's.
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.906317, 25.597844
Eastern Cape
- Nelson Mandela Bay
Directions to Site
It's located near Thompson's Bay beach. Ocean Drive, Ballito.
Access details
Accessible to the public, no permission needed to access it .
Media
Media
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