Photos from the Armistice Day Parade held on 07/11/21

 

The PMB& District Moth Dugout hosted the Armistice day parade at the Garden of Remembrance on the 7 November at the Moth Garden of Remembrance, Pietermaritzburg due to the SA Legion cancelling the traditional Civic parade normally held at the Town Hall . The SA Legion did write to the Mayor stating that due to the Decay of the City Hall, Cenotaph and war memorial it was decided to cancel and join the MOTH at their parade.

 It was well attended .

The two photo's at the Delville Wood Memorial in France above have been taken from: http://www.delvillewood.com/wood.htm

A hornbeam is the only surviving tree of the original wood. Situated near the  Prince's Street-Regent Street intersection, behind the Museum, it was preserved during the replanting work. Today, it is the only living witness of the battle. A silent testimony but touching.

Cuttings from this tree have found their way to South Africa and been planted at a number of places, among others General Smuts' home at Doornkloof, Irene, and the Garden of Remembrance at Pietermaritzburg.