Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2528CA129
Site Name
Heavy Artillery Memorial 1914-1918, Union Buildings, Pretoria
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 20:33
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 22:20.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The Glorious memory of all ranks of the S.A. Heavy Artillery who gave their lives during the (WWI) Great War 1914-1918. Their lives they gave for the country, for their service they won Honour that shall not fade. Theirs is the most splendid monument not where they lie buried, but in the hearts of all, who recalling what they did, keep their memories
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Construction Materials
Iron
wood
Pedestal Material
Granite
Sandstone
Event Commemorated
The First World War 1914-1918 Heavy Artillery
Inscriptions
A real gun from the war commemorates the ranks of the South African Heavy Artillery who gave their lives in WW1 (1914-1918). Its wooden wheels are deteriorating and restoration (or at least repair) is necessary
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.743727, 28.208671
Gauteng
- City of Tshwane
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 357
Pretoria
Pretoria
Owner(s)
Directions to Site
Cross Margaret Mncadi Av Street then enter the durban harbour which is next to maritime museum at Samora Machel St, Durban Central.
Access details
Open access
Media
Media
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