Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2628AA311
Site Name
Scottish Horse Memorial, Jeppe, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, January 11, 2021 - 22:39
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 10:50.
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Site Recording Admin Comments
Following damage from vandalism and a lightning strike, the Scottish Horse Memorial was restored by the City of Johannesburg in 2019, and granite plaques produced in 2012 were fitted to the monument.Moderators comment :The record requires additional information on the areas below Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1905Person/Institution Commemorated: Scottish men and four Zulu scouts
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Monument Type
Description
It's a memorial to the men of the Scottish Horse regiment who lost their lives in the South African (Anglo‐Boer War).
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Date Comment
1905
Construction Materials
Concrete
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
The monument commemorate officers, non‐commissioned officers and men killed in action and died of wounds, disease,and accidents who were members of the Scottish Horse Regiment during the South African Anglo-Boer War in 1900 to 1902.
Inscriptions
Erected in 1905, the giant Celtic cross stands in remembrance of the men of the Scottish Horse Regiment who lost their lives in the second Anglo‐Boer War. The Scottish Horse comprised two voluntary regiments of mounted infantry men raised in South Africa, Scotland, England, and Australia to fight on the side of the British in South Africa from 1900 to 1902. The plaques which were originally in bronze carry the names of the 125 men including four Zulu scouts. Horses were important in warfare as they enabled soldiers to move rapidly over the veld and over 300 000 horses died in this war.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.200175, 28.084851
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
It's Bethlehem opposite Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk.
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