South African War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 2012. Memorial.
South African War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- silent-ember-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 2012
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Coarse grained granite cenotaph with a slightly flared base set on a similar stone plinth.
The outward face is inscribed: Union is Strength / Our / Glorious / Dead Below is an inscribed cross.
The inner face, overlooking the group of graves, is inscribed: Eendraght maakt macht / Onzen / Gevallenen / Helden
In the apex of each face is the head of a springbok in low relief.
The side elevations have a stylised stone wreath at the base and are inscribed to north and south respectively with the dates MCMXIV and MCMXIX.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26/10/2015
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 17 February 2017.
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