Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2829DB162
Site Name
Wagon Point, Ladysmith, KZN
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 15:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 15:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: 11.06.2017Designer: Builder: Mark ElstonPerson/Institution Commemorated: 1st Battalion Devonshire RegimentRecorder Name: Nkonzo Dlamini
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Commemorate the Siege of Ladysmith
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Concrete brick
Event Commemorated
Battle of Wagon Hill
Unveiled Comment
Major Gen. B.H Dutton CB CBE
Inscriptions
"At the battle of Wagon Hill(Platrand) on 06.01.1900 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment lost one third of their fighting strength in their late afternoon charge on the positions of the Harrismith Commando. The commando lost one fifth of their Burghers involved in the battle. The Devons have commemorated the action over since"
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.591054, 29.759081
KwaZulu-Natal
- Uthukela
- Alfred Duma
Directions to Site
30 main service Sedgefield 6573
Access details
Public access;however route is closed 17:00pm-08:00am
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
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