Lest we forget, honour for fallen soldiers
Monday (11 November) saw the traditional commemoration of the annual Remembrance Day which has been held on its campus since the 1940s on the school day closest to 11 November, remembering those old boys who died in conflict in different wars.
THE commemoration of Remembrance Day at Kearsney College has been broadened in an effort to ensure its relevance and that memories remain of its boys who did not grow old.
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Monday (11 November) saw the traditional commemoration of the annual Remembrance Day which has been held on its campus since the 1940s on the school day closest to 11 November, remembering those old boys who died in conflict in different wars.
Last week the Kearsney community was invited to spend time in prayer or meditation in the Kearsney Chapel, and to pin messages or photographs on a memorial wall situated in the chapel.
This enabled the concept of remembrance to take on a broader perspective in the context of the school, with a full week devoted to also honouring the lives of those who died while in the employ of the College, boys who died while at school, or any family members or close friends.
Since 1921 boys who have died while enrolled at Kearsney are Craig van Zyl (2015), Luke Norris (2011), Ifeanyi Okafor (2007), Lungelo Ndimande (2006), Nkanyezi Magubane (2001), Ernest Ashby (1966), James Coleman (1962), Keith English (1959), Deon van den Heever (1956), Owen Crankshaw (1949) and Crewe Browne (1944).
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