The Commonwealth War Graves Commission reports that in East Africa, the Centenary of the First World War was remembered at Hargeisa War Cemetery, Somaliland.
Anglican Bishop for the Horn of Africa, Grant Le Marquand, conducted a service. Wreaths were laid by Neil Wigan, the British Ambassador to Somalia, and Ahmed Haji Ali Adam, the Somaliland Defence Minister. The ceremony commemorated the 115 casualties from the Indian Army and Somaliland Camel Corps, who lost their lives between 1914 – 1920.
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Posted by: Hannah Schneider, Centenary News