Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3224BC175
Site Name
Anglo-Boer War Memorial, cnr Donkin and Somerset Streets, Graaff-Reinet
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 11:21
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 14:20.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The memorial is dedicated to Commandant Gideon Scheepers and seven fellow soldiers who died during the Anglo Boer War.
Original Position
Originally made in Italy and moved to Graaff-Reinet .
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1899-1902
Construction Materials
Italian marble
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
In memory of the fight before Freedom and "Recht".
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
General Grobler
Inscriptions
Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-32.253318, 24.527741
Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman
- Dr Beyers Naude
Directions to Site
92 Burger Street Louis Trichardt in the center of the town, opposite Standard Bank.
Access details
Access through property owner .
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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