DC2/NAMM/0003 | SAHRIS

Overview

Identifiers

Alternate Site Codes

DC22/NAMM/0058

Inventory Number

3319CC32

Site Name

Bleskop War Memorial, R45, Franschhoek

Site Category

Monuments & Memorials

Record Administration

Author

Boitumelo.Mokgosi

Post date

Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 10:02

Last modified

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:49

Monuments

Monuments & Memorials Recordings

Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Monday, April 12, 2021 - 13:20.

Identifiers

Inventory Reference

DC2/NAMM/0003

Primary?

Off

Site Recording Admin Comments

There is a definite link with the Grey Family and the Memorial, we know that Nick Gray was a good friend of Basil Maclear and based on anecdotal reports, it was he and Pickstone Family who starter the public subscription for the Memorial.Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: It was built by J. A. Clift of Paarl .Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Anitha Mkondweni and Zimkhitha Mgijima

Classifications

Monument Type

War Memorial

Description

The purpose of this war memorial is to honour those who died in world war 1.

Contains Animal figures?

Contains Human figures?

Construction Date Comment

1920

Construction Materials

Concrete

Pedestal Material

Cement

Event Commemorated

This WW1 memorial commemorates the sacrifice of just 10 men from the Valley of Groot Drakenstein, Simondium, Wellington, Plasir De Marle, Pickstone Farms and Erin Vale.

Inscriptions

The names of those who died are as follows;
* Lieutenant Basil George Hope Maclear MC, Grenadier Guards
* Lieutenant Eric Percy Johnstone Touche, 1st. South African Infantry, Essex Regt, RAF
* Gunner Stephen Geffrey Dahse, South African field Artillery.
* Rifleman Kingsley Louis Strangeman, Kings Royal Rifle Corps ( Rhodesian Platoon).
* Private Albert John Thrift, Essex Regiment
* Trooper Eric Victor Baker, 7th. South Africa Horse.