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Inventory Number
2931CC614
Site Name
The Lady in White, Perla Siedle-Gibson Memorial, Point Waterfront, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 19:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
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Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 19:20.
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Description
To the memory of Perla Gibson " The Lady In White" who sang to countless thousands of British Commonwealth and allied service men as they passed through Durban over the years. The story behind the Legend between 1940 and 1945 three million WW2 personnel sailed through perilous waters to Durban en route to Burma and Mediterranean battlefields with morale at low EBB. They were greeted by Pearla Siedle Gibson. A international concert soprano, singing a welcome to the crowded deck Gliding by. She never missed a convoy not even the one that sailed the day she learned her eldest son had been killed while serving with the black watch in Italy.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone
Metal
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Life of Perla Gibson, Durban's Lady In White.
Inscriptions
1940 to 1971
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.871701, 31.048803
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
Corner thabo mbheki and biccard opposite spar retail store and corner of a church
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