Good turnout at Poppy Day parade

MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Remembrance Day was commemorated on Sunday, 10 November, at the Cenotaph war memorial at The Point, Mossel Bay.

Despite rainy weather, there was a good turnout at the parade.

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Good turnout at Poppy Day parade

Remembrance Day, also known as Poppy Day, which is officially on 11 November, serves to honour soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars.

Additional names

Two new plaques have been affixed to the Cenotaph, bearing additional names of soldiers from the Mossel Bay area and these two plaques were unveiled on Sunday.

The Mossel Bay Heritage Society, chaired by Carina Wiggill, played a key role in obtaining these names from members of the public and ensuring they were added to the names already on the Cenotaph. Each year the parade also serves to honour soldiers who fought in the border wars in South Africa.

Mossel Bay mayor, Alderman Dirk Kotzé (wearing gold chain), with key role players at the Cenotaph on Sunday. The grey plaques on the far left and far right are the new ones which were unveiled on Sunday.
Veteran William Sam, his wife Jeanette, Mayor Dirk Kotzé, and Mossel Bay Town Council's chairman: Community Services, Alderman Niklaas Booisen, in front of the Cenotaph. On the left is one of the two new plaques of names.