African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in World War I and have no known grave, in Cape Town ...

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) hopes the memorial will right a 110-year-old wrong by commemorating each veteran with an African Iroko hardwood post bearing his name and date of death.

In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.