Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
CPT/NAMM/0083
Inventory Number
2528CC208
Site Name
Commemorative Needle, Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 09:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 09:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
After the fall of the Portuguese government in 1974 a power struggle erected in Angola between MPLA, FNLA and UNITA.The Bush man who had fought on the Portuguese side, fled to the South, where they were retrained and became part of the SWA TERRITORY FORCE. Bigger groups of Bush man from elsewhere also came to the Capital Western Caprive, this led to the establishment of Camp Alpha.Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate Battle group Alpha/31 Battalion/ 201 Ballalion
Original Position
Voortrekker Monument
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
Unknown
Construction Materials
Granite and wood
Pedestal Material
granite and brown bricks
Event Commemorated
Battle war
Unveiled Comment
Unknown
Inscriptions
Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.775654, 28.174173
Gauteng
- City of Tshwane
Directions to Site
It's in the corner of Plein Street and Roeland Street in government Avenue Cape Town City Centre.
Access details
There are security guards at the gates and when you enter, the is a fee to pay
Media
Media
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