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Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials

Coordinates: 28°38′54″S 29°31′0″E / 28.64833°S 29.51667°E / -28.64833; 29.51667 (Spionkop Battlefield Memorials)
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Information signs at the Memorial Site

The Spion Kop Battlefield, graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN. The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978.[1] The site is open to the public and an overview of the battle as well as a map of the battlefield is available at the entrance gate.

Memorials

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Boer memorial

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Boer memorial

A stone memorial with four faces erected by the Second Field Force Battalion in remembrance of all Boer Officers and Burghers that died on Spion Kop.

British memorial

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British memorial

This stone memorial has 6 faces dedicated to

Imperial Light Infantry memorial

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Imperial Light Infantry memorial on Spion Kop

The memorial to men of the Imperial Light Infantry, a unit raised in Natal from men who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the war. The unit lost 19 killed and 105 wounded in the batle.[2]

Other

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Memorial to James James Raymond Mallock of the Lancashire Fusiliers
Spion Kop Memorial to Captain Naunton Henry Vertue of the 2nd Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

Memorials in planning

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Events

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  • The Liverpool supporters club of South Africa commemorates the Hillsborough Disaster on top of Spion Kop every year since 2007.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Spioenkop Battlefield Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051 Bergville District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. ^ Imperial Light Infantry at AngloBoerWar.com; retrieved 30 April 2024
  3. ^ "Memorial to the Volunteer Stretcher Bearers" (PDF). Spionkop Lodge. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. ^ "Raymond Heron, Spion Kop Lodge Owner and South African (Boer) War Historian - a Proposal". Liverpool F.C. South African Supporters. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/south-african-reds-to-hold-memorial

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28°38′54″S 29°31′0″E / 28.64833°S 29.51667°E / -28.64833; 29.51667 (Spionkop Battlefield Memorials)