VILJOEN Ben
contributed by: Riana le Roux
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Cemetery information:- This is not a cemetery, it is a monument commemorating the "oudstryders" of the Anglo Boer War 1899-1902, erected in 1938. The monument honours Boer veterans of the Anglo-Boer / South African War, 1899-1902. Small plaques cover all four sides of the monument, a two metre-tall rectangular structure, spilling over onto the base. The memorial is crowded with inscriptions, set on a patchwork of small plates of different sizes and of various materials: sandstone, granite, slate, soapstone, etc. There are 41 small plaques to men who fought in the war. It stands on the crest of the ridge, on the south-eastern corner of the New Nation School, overlooking the old Gas Works. The monument was unveiled on the grounds of the Cottesloe Primary School as part of the Voortrekker Centenary celebrations in Johannesburg on 3 December 1938. Source: http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/story-behind-oudstryders-monument Afkortings: K.G.V. Krysgevangene ZARPS - Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek Polisie
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eGGSA captions done by: Alex van Niekerk, Alta Griffiths & Riana le Roux.
Additional information available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:- Cemetery ID: 2430 Names: 141 Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 2947 GPS: -26 11.488,28 01.138
