sa legion

The Mendi Memorial and Mendi Road in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth have been named in tribute to those 600 brave non combatants who went down and lost their lives on 21 February 1917 when the SS Mendi was struck by the 11 000 ton Darro. On 23 February 2014, WM Bartie from the Port Elizabeth branch of the South African Legion paid tribute to fellow South Africans who lost their lives on the SS Mendi, HMSAS Southern Floe and the SAS President Kruger. Bartie said: The year 2014 should be a … [Read more...] about SS Mendi