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Zimbabwe, MATABELELAND SOUTH, District unknown, Fort Rixon, Pongo Monument

Cemetery information:-
This memorial commemorates a number of the settlers who were killed in the 1896 Matebele uprising in the Shangani Area.
We used an additional source for some of the illegible names:
http://zimfieldguide.com/matabeleland-south/pongo-memorial-matabele-uprising-or-first-umvukele-1896

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eGGSA captions by: Riana le Roux

Additional information available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:-
Cemetery ID: 1635
Number of names: 44

Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:-
GPSID: 1750
GPS: -19 44.737, 29 24.619

Date: 18 Aug 2018
Contributed by: eGGSA
Size: 8 items (10 items total)
1. Road leading to Shangani River bridge

1. Road leading to Shangani River bridge

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 261
2. Entrance gate to monument

2. Entrance gate to monument

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 236
3. Pongo Monument

3. Pongo Monument

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 271
4. Inscription_01

4. Inscription_01

See list of names

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 394
5. Inscription_02

5. Inscription_02

See list of names

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 352
6. Inscription_03

6. Inscription_03

See list of names

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 327
7. Inscription_04

7. Inscription_04

See list of names

Date: 02 Jun 2018
Contributed by: Stan Close
Views: 341
HULL Caeser Barrand -1940

HULL Caeser Barrand -1940

Memorial - see notes

Date: 30 Aug 2018
Size: 2 items
Views: 188
Page: 1
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