SA Army wreath laying to honour World War I dead
Chief of the South African Army Lieutenant General Lindile Yam this morning led a wreath laying ceremony to honour fallen heroes and heroines who died during World War I.
The memorial service of the centenary of World War I hosted by the army was held at the SA Army headquarters in Pretoria.
“The reason we are all gathered on this parade ground is to take us back to 1918 when the hostilities of World War 1 formally ended “at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month,” Yam said.
World War 1 was the first modern conflict where trenches were utilised.
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