Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

 Mount Gambier M2 Boer War Memorial

MOUNT GAMBIER 5290

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: Corner of Bay Road and Lake Terrace West

ORIENTATION: North East

DESCRIPTION: A two-tier rough-cut granite base supports a stone cut pedestal that is surmounted by four cylindrical pillars supporting a tower. A white marble plaque is affixed to the pedestal; a foundation stone is set in the base top tier. All details are in black.

INSCRIPTIONS:
Face: Plaque:

SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL
ERECTED
BY THE PUBLIC
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MOUNT
GAMBIER SOLDIERS WHO FELL IN THE
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902

LIEUTENANT J. W. POWELL
KILLED AT HOPKIRKS FARM. FEB 12^TH 1900

REGT' SERGT MAJOR J. McGILLIVARY.
KILLED AT VANKOLLENSFONTEIN. JULY 21^ST 1901

TROOPER A. T. PALMER.
DIED AT PRETORIA. MARCH 10^TH 1901

TROOPER A. J. BENNIER.
KILLED AT CORNELIS RIVER BRIDGE. MAY 27^TH 1901

TROOPER W. R. EWENS.
KILLED AT REITZ. JUNE 6^TH 1901

TROOPER F. W. HIRTH.
DIED AT KROONSTADT. FEB 27^TH 1902

UNVEILED BY LIEUT COL F.H.HOWLAND JUNE 13-1906

Foundation stone:

FOUNDATION STONE
LAID BY
HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR
DR G C MacDONALD
DEC 14TH 1904

WHEN BUILT/ERECTED: 1904

MAINTAINED BY: Mount Gambier Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Letters fading

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 15 Jan 02