Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2726BB4
Site Name
Viljoenskroon Trek Memorial, Piet Retief Street, Viljoenskroon
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 14:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 14:32.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:(Moderator Comment: need more information. no directions and general description is not clear)
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Monument Type
Description
The moment was established because the were people who were leading Boer war, as the town was at the border before south Africa started. So it was a memorial so that they can remember the war. The people listed on those stones are the ones who were leading the war, they were from Cape town
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
Anglo Boer war, the English people and Datch people
Unveiled Comment
1988
Inscriptions
This memorial commemorates the people who were leading the griot Trek
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.20896, 26.948315
Free State
- Fezile Dabi
- Moqhaka
Directions to Site
From the Welcome board at Ntlonze you drive straight north and turn at the first left corner, drive straight again until you reach the gates of Ntlonze Primary school on the left hand side. The Memorial is placed on the left side after passing the gate.
Access details
Church Committee
Media
Media
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