Soweto is a township of Johannesburg, South Africa. At least 176 people were killed during a protest about the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. Of these, 116 were children.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Soweto children killed in 1976
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Soweto children
These sinewy figures expressively represent a mother and father in Soweto, th...
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Jeanne Southwell
One of the 11 "children of England" present on 7th July 1933 when The Princess Royal laid a foundation stone for a nurses home for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
Sarah Elizabeth Simmons
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 12. Buried in grave 1 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
David Davies
One of the 11 "children of England" present on 7th July 1933 when The Princess Royal laid a foundation stone for a nurses home for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
Frances Mary Yeates
Baptised in Horton 17 December 1833 daughter of William Wlllson Yeates. See there for information about her family. Buried in St Michaels churchyard Horton,2 January 1835.
Joe Cahill
Devoted many years of his life to working with young people at Coram's Fields. Died before Spring 1993.