All systems go for SANDF SS Mendi commemoration
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Mendi on Tuesday in the English Channel in 1917. The SS Mendi was carrying over 800 men from the South African Labour Corps to serve in France during the first World War. A collision caused her to sink to the bottom of the English Channel. Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant-General […]
