Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
2006-SAHRA-0097/VLK1 s.37, Alternate
Inventory Number
2627BB71
Site Name
Jameson Raid Memorial and Graves, Vlakfontein, Roodepoort District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 09:31
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 10:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
The memorial monument has lost significant due to the vandalized. Its behind a hardware store. It was very hard to locate it
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate the Jameson Raid of 1895/ 96 in which the Boer Commandos managed to prevent the Jameson's invasion on 2 January 1896
Original Position
Was moved from original site
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete and sandstone
Pedestal Material
Sandstone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
The last stand of Jameson Raid of 2 January 1986
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
The west rand historical society
Inscriptions
Jameson Raid In this oral Dr Jameson's men made their last stand on 2 January 1896 . This monument erected in 1913 in memory of the fallen at vlakfonten. Refer to the images.
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by sandiswa.mkuba on Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 09:29.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Recording Media
GPS
Primary?
Yes
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.208505, 27.807548
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Access details
Not controlled , in an open environment.easy to be accessed.
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by Zoleka.Ntabeni on 12/02/2015 - 10:48.
Grading
Grade II
Grading Date
GradingComment
Grading by:
Media
Media
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