Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2830AA33
Site Name
Anglo-Zulu War Graves, Cornhill 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.
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Inventory Reference
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Site Recording Admin Comments
It is Known to be the only graveyard in the country where both British soldiers and Boers who died in the Anglo-Boer War are buried in the same plot and all their names are inscribed on the same memorial.Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: The obelisk was crafted by Ben McGirkBuilder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Mbalenhle Ndhlovu
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This is a grave site of the 15 British soldiers and 4 Boers that died in action and of wounds in the hospital building near the church
Original Position
The graves have never been moved
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Tombstones,concrete,Stones,steel fence
Pedestal Material
Stones and concrete
Event Commemorated
Battle of Talana
Inscriptions
In the memory of those lying here being some who were killed in action in the Battle of Talana on the 20th October 1899 and others who died in the Swidish Missiin Hospital Dundee diring the Boer occupation received in Said Battle erected by the public subscription in Dundee
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.167579, 30.23533
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umzinyathi
- Endumeni
Directions to Site
The site is on the N12 road 15 minutes outside Warrenton. Turn on right hand side after passing Cultural resort in Warrenton on the 14stream road. On the road you pass the Nazareth town and after passing the Nazareth town drive 2 minutes and turn on the left hand side and you will reach your destination on the edge of Vaal-harts Dam.
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