[5] The memorial was unveiled 1 September 1963 by State President of South Africa, Charles Robberts Swart.

A sub-committee consisting of Col HB George, Jock Reid and RF Bell (convener) was appointed.

Other members who became closely involved in various capacities were Normie MacRobert, Dr John Leppan, Reg Dennett, and Dave Hastie.

[7] Any "bone-fides member" of the South African Air Force or the South African Air Force Association can qualify to have his or her ashes stored in a special niche in the garden; the ashes of the member's spouses or partners may also be stored in an adjacent niche.

[7] The Garden of Remembrance and memorial wall had originally been suggested by the South African Air Force Association in 1991, when it was celebrating its 50th anniversary.