Mendi Memorial, New Brighton
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
Location
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
At the intersection of Mendi Road and A Avenue, New Brighton
GPS: 33 deg 54 min 23 sec S, 25 deg 35 min 52 sec E
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
Significance
The Memorial commemorates the members of the South African Native Labour Contingent who lost their lives when the SS Mendi sank off the Isle of Wight after a collision on 21 February 1917.
Further reading
The sinking of the SS Mendi, 21 February 1917 by G Swinney