Mbala War Memorial
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mbala-war-memorial-179-5224561
title:
Mbala War Memorial
text:
The Mbala War Memorial is a First World War memorial which stands on a roundabout on the M1 road heading south from the centre of Mbala, Zambia. The truncated red stone column was one of the last war memorials designed by Edwin Lutyens. It commemorates almost 1,500 native carriers from North Rhodesia who died in action, or from wounds or sickness, during the East African campaign. Their names are not recorded. The memorial bears a plaque with the inscription:
To the memory of / 1467 men of North
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbala_War_Memorial
date created:
2022-04-21T22:16:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T20:53:32Z
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