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Sharpeville Massacre

Sharpeville Massacre

This took place near the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng). After a day of demonstrations against pass laws (these were an internal pa...

Event, Race Issues, Tragedy, South Africa

1 memorial
Walter Shirley

Walter Shirley

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Stanley Short

Stanley Short

Leading Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Plaistow Road, E15 on 19 March 1941.  Stanley Short was born on 1 November 1904, the son Henry John Short (1873-1956) and Charlotte Short née H...

Person, Emergency Services, South Africa

War dead non-military, WW2
2 memorials
Edmund H. Sims

Edmund H. Sims

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Joe Slovo

Joe Slovo

South African freedom fighter. Born Lithuania. His family emigrated to South Africa when he was 8. Married First in 1949. died at home in Johannesburg, as a member of Nelson Mandela's government.

Person, Nationalism, Race Issues, Lithuania, South Africa

1 memorial
George Smith

George Smith

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
G.T. Smith

G.T. Smith

Gunner killed in the Second Anglo-Boer War.

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
William H. Smith

William H. Smith

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Jan Christian Smuts

Jan Christian Smuts

South African Prime Minister (1919-1924 and 1939-1948).   Initially a vocal supportor of racial segregation, towards the end of his rule he was beginning to argue in favour of some integration.  In...

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, South Africa

1 memorial
Albert E. Snook

Albert E. Snook

Islingtonian who died in the South African War, 1899-1903

Person, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
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