A Virtual Visit of the South African Delville Wood Commemorative Museum

This virtual visit of the Delville Wood Commemorative Museum in Longueval, France covers the five rooms of the museum: the Great War in Africa and Palestine, the Great War on the western front, the events of the battle of Delville Wood, the sinking of the troopship SS Mendi and World War II.

We’d welcome your thoughts and first impressions in our comments section below the image gallery…

104th Commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood

Due to the constraints of the national Covid-19 lockdown, the Delville Wood Trust held a virtual service in 2020.

Wreaths laid at Durban Delville Wood Cross
Grave of an unknown South African soldier killed in action during the Battle of Delville Wood
The Weeping Cross of Delville Wood in Pietermaritzburg

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