Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA335
Site Name
Transvaal Scottish War Memorial, Parktown, Johannesburg
Site Category
References
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Website
Citation
https://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=3436
Record Administration
Post date
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 15:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, April 17, 2021 - 15:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The writings on the Monument are not the clear and it needs to be protected so that it can last long
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Commemorate of Transvaal Scottish Regiment man who gave their lives in the two wars.
Contains Animal figures?
Yes
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Builder
Construction Materials
Stone
Granite
Pedestal Material
Marble
Concrete
Event Commemorated
Commemorated: Officers, Non-Commissioned officers and men of Transvaal Scottish Regiment in the Great Wars.
Unveiled Comment
Unveiled in 1923.
Inscriptions
/Pro Patria in Grateful Memory of the office Commissioned officers and men of the South African Scottish Regiment Who fell in the Great War. South African Scottish Regiment who fell in Great War in 1914-1918 and 1939-1945/
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.180431, 28.045397
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
From shawela filling station you go straight for 2km and turn right then drive 30 minutes in the bushes until you see a board written Baleni then turn left on the sign then you will see Baleni on your left side
Access details
Public access
Media
Media
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