Canterbury Boer War Memorial - Dane John Park, Canterbury, UK
N 51° 16.527 E 001° 04.742
31U E 366011 N 5682209
This Boer War Memorial stands in Dane John Park in Canterbury. Taking the form of an obelisk it was erected to the Royal East Kent Yeomanry and "The Buffs".
Waymark Code: WM13DCV
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/14/2020
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Names
are listed on the memorial and it is sad to see that more soldiers died
of disease than of wounds. The inscription on the memorial reads:
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TO
THE GLORIOUS MEMORY AND IN GRATEFUL
REMEMBRANCE OF THE DEVOTED AND HEROIC SERVICE
OF THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF
THE BUFFS - EAST KENT REGIMENT
AND OF THE
IMPERIAL YEOMANRY OF EAST KENT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE COUNTRY'S CAUSE
DURING THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 - 1902
THIS MEMORIAL HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THEIR COM
-RADES IN ARMS BELONGING TO EAST KENT REGIMENTS
AND BY THEIR SORROWING FRIENDS IN THE COUNTY
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The
War
Memorials online website list the memorial and tells us:
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The
war memorial in Dane John Gardens remembers those of the Buffs
and East Kent Yeomanry who died in the war in South Africa in
1899 – 1902. The obelisk rises from a panelled base with the
names recorded on three sides. The front supports a pedestal
with a figure of a soldier in the Boer War campaign, standing
at ease with slouch, hat and bandolier looking towards South
Africa.
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