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Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials

Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials

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The Spion Kop Battlefield, graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN. The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978.[1] The site is open to the public and an overview of the battle as well as a map of the battlefield is available at the entrance gate.

Information signs at the Memorial Site

Memorials

Boer memorial

Boer memorial

A stone memorial with four faces erected by the Second Field Force Battalion in remembrance of all Boer Officers and Burghers that died on Spion Kop.

British memorial

British memorial

This stone memorial has 6 faces dedicated to

Imperial Light Infantry memorial

Imperial Light Infantry memorial on Spion Kop

Other

Memorial to James James Raymond Mallock of the Lancashire Fusiliers
Spion Kop Memorial to Captain Naunton Henry Vertue of the 2nd Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Memorials in planning

  • Spionkop Lodge, located on the farmstead that Redvers Buller used as headquarters before the Battle of Spion Kop, has recently announced plans to erect a new memorial in remembrance to the Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps. It is expected that the monument will be unveiled in 2010 with the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Spion Kop.[2]

Events

  • The Liverpool supporters club of South Africa commemorates the Hillsborough Disaster on top of Spion Kop every year since 2007.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Spioenkop Battlefield Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051 Bergville District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Memorial to the Volunteer Stretcher Bearers" (PDF). Spionkop Lodge. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  3. [3]
    "Raymond Heron, Spion Kop Lodge Owner and South African (Boer) War Historian - a Proposal". Liverpool F.C. South African Supporters. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/south-african-reds-to-hold-memorial

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