DC7/NAMM/0015

This memorial is in remembrance of the resourcefulness of the 14th (Coles kop) battery Royal Artillery who in January1900  as 4th Battery Royal Field Artillery conducted operations in the area of Colesberg.. Cole's Kop , the 800ft flat - topped hill overlooking the Boer positions ,gave an ideal vantage point to the British forces .Assisted by the Royal Engineers and the Essex Regiment ,a 15 pounder was borne to the summit and brought into action .At dawn on 12 Jan 1900 the solitary gun opened fire causing confusion and forcing a withdrawal of the opposition  out of range .A second gun was subsequently taken to the top .In all 3,383 rounds were fired between 6 Jan and 12 Feb 1900 .Major Butcher ,the Battery Commander was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1928 14Battery was granted the Honour Title  COLE'S KOP which it retains to this day.