Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2824DC13
Site Name
Memorial, Magersfontein Battlefield, Kimberley District
Site Category
References
Site Relationships
Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 16:11
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 14:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Need a 4x4 type of car to conveniently reach the sitePurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Nokukhanya Radebe, Thapelo Kgakatsi, La-Toya Phaiphai
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Pay tribute to the officers and unknown men who were killed near the spot during the battle of Magersfontein
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Granite
Pedestal Material
Stone and concrete
Event Commemorated
Battle of Magersfontein
Inscriptions
In memory of the following officers and unknown men, who were killed near this spot during the Battle of Magersfontein, 11th December 1899, who were orginally interred here and now lie buried in the Garden of Remembrance, west end cemetery, Kimberley. Highland light infantry Captain Lamton Seaforth Highlanders Major Mackenzie Captain Rutherford Clark Lieut. Cowie S.A War Graves Board. 1963
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.977526, 24.698677
Northern Cape
- Frances Baard
- Sol Plaatje
Directions to Site
Next to the PostNet Library Gardens, directly opposite the ABSA Bank ATM
Access details
Easily accessible to the general public
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:07.
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Site Action: InformationUpdate
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