{"id":60789,"date":"2020-07-23T08:47:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T06:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/stories-still-left-untold-20200721-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:30:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:30:38","slug":"stories-still-left-untold-20200721-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/stories-still-left-untold-20200721-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories still left untold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_221713d3\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"African officers\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10339\/6093e18d38af4de3916bde1c5bb3a380.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b2aadf1a47474d9fb8b7dfaf29989b35.jpg\" title=\"A group of non-commissioned African officers. 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Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A large-scale campaign has been launched to gather details of black South Africans \u2013 including more than 338 from the Northern Cape \u2013 who served in World War I. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of the campaign is to gather public input to help fill in the missing pieces of the lives of these men who, until now, have not received any recognition for their sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of the war, thousands of black South Africans enlisted for non-combatant duties, serving in labour units such as the Cape Coloured Labour Regiment, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport Corps, Military Labour Bureau and the Military Labour Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the South African Native Labour Contingent, which went on to serve in Europe and is well-known for its connection to the SS 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