Adelaide Boer War Memorial

Details

Location North Terrace / King William St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

A life size bronze statue of a mounted trooper reining in his horse mounted on a 3.6. metre high red Murray Bridge granite pedestal. On each face of the pedestal are bronze plaques made from gun plates.

 

Built Designed and sculptured by Captain Adrian Jones M.V.O. Mason; W. Laycock. Bronze plates and ribbands supplied by A.W. Dobbie and Co. Architects, Garlick, Sibley and Wooldridge
Opened 6 June 1904 by Sir George Ruthven Le Hune. K.C.M.G
Inscription

Face:

Bronze wreath and ribands

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL

 

Left:

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR

1899-1902

THIS TABLET RECORDS THE DESPATCH

ON MARCH 7. 1900 OF THE"SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN'S CORPS."THE COST OF EQUIPMENT, AND OF THE PARTIALMAINTENANCE OF THE CORPS IN THE FIELD FOR OVER TWELVEMONTHS WAS DEFRAYED BY PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTION.THIS FORCE CONSISTED OF 100 OFFICERS AND MEN, AND WAS THE THIRD OF NINE CONTINGENTSNUMBERING IN ALL 1531 MEN SENT FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

 

Back:

Bronze wreath and ribbandsIN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL

Right

ERECTEDBYTHE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIATO COMMEMORATE THE VALOUROF THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS OF THE STATEWHO FOUGHT IN THESOUTH AFRICAN WAR1899-1902UNVEILED BY HIS EXCELLENCYSIR GEORGE RUTHVEN LE HUNTE. K.C.M.G. JUNE 6TH 1904

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condition

Good

Maintained by Adelaide City Council

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from memorial

GLUYAS, John Edgar

Service number 289
Trooper
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 13 Aug 1881

GOODES, Herbert Ernest

Service number 98
Trooper
4th Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 11 Oct 1875

NICHOLAS, Alexander William

Service number 208
Trooper
4th Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 15 Mar 1880

RUST, William

Service number 258
Sergeant
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 19 Feb 1877

MAIN, Harry George

Service number 599
Trooper
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 15 Aug 1877

OGILVIE, William Henry

Service number 107
Trooper
4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 3 Apr 1880

WHITTLE, Clement Cyril George

Service number 236
Trooper
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 27 Aug 1882

TOTHILL, Frederick Joseph

Service number 163
Trooper
4th Imperial Bushmen
Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents
Born 21 Jul 1881

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