The Boer War Memorial was sculpted by George W. Hill and unveiled on May 24, 1907. It has an equestrian statue with the horse restrained rather than mounted. On sides are copper relief sculptures. Listed also are the various battles. The memorial is is dedicated to Canadians who fought alongside the British during the Boer War.
The memorial is inscribed:
North:
Imperium
Et
Libertas
MCM
MCMII
West:
To
Commemorate
The
Heroic Devotion Of The
Canadians Who Fell In The
South African War
And The Valour Of Their
Comrades
East:
In Grateful
Recognition Of The Patriotism
And Public Spirit Shown By Lord
Strathcona And Mount Royal
In Raising And Equipping A Regiment
Of Horse For Service In South
Africa As An Evidence Of His Sympathy
With The Cause Of Imperial Unity
South:
Kimberley
Paardeberg
Johannesburg
Mafeking
Pretoria
Harts River
Belfast
Lydenburg
Diamond Hill
Faber's Putts