Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA330
Site Name
World War 1 Memorial, Kingston Frost Park, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, April 16, 2021 - 13:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, April 16, 2021 - 13:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Person/Institution Commemorated: It is a group of people, soldiers. "PTE J.D Paskin 7th S.A.I. PTE R.D Cross 7th S.A.I, PTE J. Mack 4th S.A I, PTE H.T. WEBB 3rd S.A.I, LIEUT. J.J. Borrowman R.F.C, SAPR. C.H. Duffield ENC. CORP." "SGT. H.E. Cage 2and S.A.I, GNR. J.H. Nelson. S.A.H.A, GNR. E.J. Robertson. S.A.F.A, CORPL. D.L. Tredoux 1st S.A.I, GNR. A.S. Van Blerk S.A.F.A, PTE. J.A. Maybes S.A Scots".
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in The Great War 1914 - 1919.
Original Position
Original Position
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1920 - 1929
Construction Materials
Stone
Granite
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
World War 1
Unveiled Comment
The Government.
Date Unveiled: 1939
Date Unveiled: 1939
Inscriptions
"Erected to the honour of those who sacrificed their lives in The Great War 1914 - 1919". "Union is Strength. Eendracht maakt macht". "PTE J.D Paskin 7th S.A.I. PTE R.D Cross 7th S.A.I, PTE J. Mack 4th S.A I, PTE H.T. WEBB 3rd S.A.I, LIEUT. J.J. Borrowman R.F.C, SAPR. C.H. Duffield ENC. CORP." "SGT. H.E. Cage 2and S.A.I, GNR. J.H. Nelson. S.A.H.A, GNR. E.J. Robertson. S.A.F.A, CORPL. D.L. Tredoux 1st S.A.I, GNR. A.S. Van Blerk S.A.F.A, PTE. J.A. Maybes S.A Scots".
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.191158, 28.004056
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
When you reach a four way stop next to Spar, you will approach a white church, next to the church is the Wonder park demarcated with a green fence on your right.
Access details
Public Accessible
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