Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3227DD16
Site Name
Cenotaph, Southernwood, East London
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 15:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 16:32.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The olive branch on the cenotaph stands for martial victory. The word Patria- fighting for your native country/ homeland. The emblem with the Gazelle head stands for alertness and consciousness it is also a symbol of grace under pressure.Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Is to commemorate the Men of East London who fell in the great war [1914- 1919].
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
1922
Construction Materials
Concrete and metal
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
All the soldiers who died during that war.
Unveiled Comment
The Great war
Inscriptions
Refer to the images.
Location
Location
Mapping
-32.997454, 27.898133
Eastern Cape
- Buffalo City
Directions to Site
Along Old Main Road, travel until you are near Metro Police (South West Regional Command). After passing Metro Police on your left, you will reach Escombe Civic Centre and convenient center on your left with the Escombe Railway Station on your right. Pass the Centers and immediately after passing the Centers on your left hand side before a railway bridge ahead will be the Del-Mein Shellhole M.O.T.H.
Access details
Easily accessible outside Buffalo city college, available to the public.
Media
Media
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