Boer War Memorial, Hamilton, Victoria
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S 37° 44.381 E 142° 01.363
54H E 590109 N 5822574
This Boer War memorial & cannon are tucked away on an out of the way street corner in Hamilton
Waymark Code: WM7Q2H
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 11/21/2009
Views: 8
This memorial is made with a rough bluestone base, marble centre section with carves and inscribed scrolls and polished granite oblisk upper section.
The memorial has an 1843 vintage cannon mounted adjacent to it.
Full text of the inscriptions is as follows;
Erected by the Residents of this District
To the Memory of those brave men of H Co. V.M.R.
who gave their lives for Queen & Country in South Africa 1900
Lieut R.S.R.S. Bree
Died at Bloemfontein May 26th 1900
Pte T. Stock
Killed in Action at Rensburg February 9th 1900
And of
Pte F. Suttie
Killed in Action at Basters Nek February 10th 1900
Pte H. Sealey
Died at Bloemfontein April 30th 1900
Pte D. Ross
Died at Noradjuha, Vic. After returning from S. Africa
November 15th 1900
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
And of
Pte F.M. (Frank) Meagher
Died 23rd July 1903 from wounds received at Pink Hill
S. Africa On 12th February 1900
Which Boer War?: Not listed
Boer War Website: Not listed
First Boer War (Alternate Name): Not listed
Second Boer War (Alternate Name): Not listed
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