Speaking at the first Remembrance Day service to be held at the Thaba Tshwane New Military Cemetery, the Chairperson of the Memorial Services Council Marina Valentine, said the 101st anniversary service was to honour those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice.
One of the organisers, Charles Ross of the South African Legion of Military Veterans, explained the decision to move the event from the usual venue at the Union Buildings. Tribute was also paid to another veteran, Private Stephen Gape, who served for two years during the Second World War and died in 1942. His grandson, Sylvestor Gape, finally received the two medals his grandfather had earned for serving in the Union Defence Force.
Ross, who helped to research Gape’s service record, said these are not his original medals. “These are medals we managed to get for him. The two were awarded to all South Africans who served within the borders of the country.”
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