Another WW1 image of the drum head service after Delville Wood as a reminder of what South Africans have sacrificed ahead of Remembrance Day. This was the South African Brigade’s Memorial Service, Delville Wood, 17 February 1918 in honour of the near battalions worth of South Africans lost in the wood in late 1916. Note the wooden cross in the background, as well as the small grouping of nurses. Also note, that one and a half years after the battle the environment has not yet recovered the devastation at the site.
Imperial War Museum Collection Copyright.
Drum Dead Service After Delville Wood
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