Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
CPT/NAMM/0092
Inventory Number
2626BD4
Site Name
Irish soldier monument, Grey Street, Ventersdorp
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 07:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 07:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
There is no real monument just graves( head stones and grave markings) of the Irish soldiers who died in the war. Purpose:(Moderator comment: there's no direction as its written unknown by the Recorder. the sites to be revisited)
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This was in remembrance of the Irish soldiers that died during the war.
Original Position
Unknown
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
Unknown
Construction Materials
Concrete,marble and iron
Pedestal Material
Stone and cement /concrete
Event Commemorated
The Irish soldiers who died in the Anglo Boer war.
Unveiled Comment
Different people
Inscriptions
In loving memory of troopers who fell in action in ventersdorp in 1901-1910
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.317428, 26.818072
North West
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- JB Marks
Directions to Site
It's in Heerengracht street opposite the convention center, in the middle of the circles four way crossroads.
Access details
Free access
Media
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