REGGIE Schwarz‘s name is on a plaque outside the Wanderers clubhouse in Johannesburg, along with many others. His is the most recognisable name but, on checking, so are three others. The four are among the club‘s members who died during World War 1. The other three are Gordon White, who played in 17 cricket Tests for South Africa, Henry Stricker and Charles Handfield, who both played for Transvaal. White died of wounds suffered while leading coloured South African soldiers in a bayonet charge against Turks in Gaza, where he is buried. They are among 40 Wanderers members who made the great sacrifice and below them on the plaque are the names of many others from World War 2, but since this is now the commemoration of many events from 1914-1918, I‘ll stick with the Great War. There has been a lot about war these past few days. Mark Cavendish paused after winning the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday as the race passed through Normandy to honour those who fell during the D-D...
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