Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2830AA32
Site Name
Cenotaph, 70 Victoria Street, Dundee
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 09:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 09:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The Cenotaph Statue was refurbished in 2008. Stuart Clarke was one of the people who was responsible for raising the money. Morgan Govender was the contractor. Tourism Endumeni and Endumeni Municipality also contributed into making the project a success. The sacrifice of the Soldiers is remembered by an annual MOTH Parade at the Garden on 11th NovemberPurpose:Date Unveiled: 25 August 1923Designer: Builder: The contractor was Mr CrankshawPerson/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Mbalenhle Ndhlovu
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The War Monument was erected to honour the memory of the men who fell in the Great War
Original Position
The Cenotaph Statue is in its original position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1920
Construction Materials
Italian marble,bricks,concrete,granite,stone
Pedestal Material
Bricks and Stones
Event Commemorated
The Great War
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Sir Duncan Mackenzie
Inscriptions
1939-1945 To the fallen comrades "we will forever remember them"
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.164594, 30.234417
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umzinyathi
- Endumeni
Directions to Site
In the main road on the left side depending from which entry point you enter. Big building with the Hantam municiple written on.
Access details
It is accessible to the public.The gate is locked,The key is found at the Tourism Dundee office
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