Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2829DB152
Site Name
Somerset Light Infantry Memorial, Tugela Heights, Klipriver District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 12, 2021 - 17:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 12, 2021 - 17:03.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It was erected to commemorate the sacrifice that was made by the troops during the battle fought in the Colenso area on 21st February 1900
Original Position
Colenso Kopjes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone
Marble
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Granite
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Attack on Cropelaars Kloof on 21 February 1900
Inscriptions
"This monument formerly stood on the Colenso Kopjes where the regimen was hotly engaged on 21st February 1900" Tombstone Inscription-" Sacred to the memory of Captain R.H.E. Holt Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds received in action at Colenso Feb. 21 1900. Erected by his comrades of the Natal Army."
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.697368, 29.826702
KwaZulu-Natal
- Uthukela
- Alfred Duma
Directions to Site
In town
Access details
Public access.
Media
Media
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