Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
ETH/NAMM/0074
Inventory Number
2530AC84
Site Name
Strathcona's Horse Memorial, Lydenburg Museum, Lydenburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 23:28
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 16:32.
Identifiers
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Memorialisation of the Angloer Boer War
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
February 2000
Construction Materials
Igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Anglo Boer War
Inscriptions
This memorial commemorates the English (Royal Canadians) who fought in the Anglo Boer War .Strathcona's Horse Canada the Victoria cross an Act of Valour on July 5,1900 at wolve spruit SGT.A.H.L. Richardson rescued a comrade under relentless enemy fire in one of the most daring feats of the entire war.
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.103866, 30.485806
Mpumalanga
- Ehlanzeni
- Thaba Chweu
Directions to Site
Along R103 turn into Kingfisher Road. Along Kingfisher Road travel on the downward slope and before the bend towards the right, on your left will be a turn-off into Inchanga Railway Station and Station Master's House.
Access details
Public Accessible
Media
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