Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2627DB111
Site Name
Maccauvlei Golf Garden of remembrance, Vereeniging
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 12, 2021 - 12:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 12, 2021 - 12:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
It is well taken care of and preserved.Purpose:Date Unveiled: 12 March 1961.Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: The soldiers who fought the Anglo Boer War from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.Recorder Name: Mogomotsi Ndlangisa and Nangamso Sibangela
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
A remembrance for the soldiers buried in this Maccauvlei garden of remembrance, those who died during the Anglo Boer War.
Original Position
Yes.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1899 to 1902
Construction Materials
Concrete.
Pedestal Material
Granite Rocks.
Event Commemorated
The soldiers who fought the Anglo Boer War from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Mr HF Oppenheimer.
Inscriptions
In proud remembrance of soldiers buried at the engelbrechtsdrift, Klip river station, Meyerton, Vereeniging and Viljoensdrift who now rest in this Maccauvlei Garden of Remembrance. Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.68305, 27.941224
Free State
- Fezile Dabi
- Metsimaholo
Access details
It is only accessible through the golf course Management permission and security.
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
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