Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
Emqwasheni
Inventory Number
2820DA15
Site Name
Kakamas Memorial, Kakamas Battlefield, Kakamas
Site Category
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Site Relationships
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 11:39
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 21:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:(Moderator comment: Directions is not mentioned)
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
It is memorial site signifying the area where a first world war battle took place on the 4 February 1915 between Germany and South African Troops. Two South African and German Troops got buried there.
Original Position
It is an Original
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
World War 1
Unveiled By
Unveiled Comment
Uberfuhrt Nach Windhuk
1916
1916
Inscriptions
LT.d res. OTTO VOIGTS Geb: 4.11.1881 - MEERDOF Gef: 4.2.1915 - KAKAMAS Uberfuhrt Nach Windhuk MAI -1916
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.743329, 20.63573
Northern Cape
- Z F Mgcawu
- Kai !Garib
Directions to Site
Emqwasheni, or Milkwood Tree, is a National Monument located beside the R345 and near the base of a hill. The R345 is part of the Makana Route that connects various historical sites of the area.
Access details
It seems to have been secured at some point but it is currently open access because of the fencing that is no longer intact . It doesn't seem like it is being maintained or that efforts to maintain the sites are made.
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