Wikipedia:WikiAfrica/Stubs/Major-General Sir Henry Timson Lukin's Memorial, Cape Town

The Major-General Henry Timson Lukin Memorial, Cape Town is a statue of General Sir Henry Timson Lukin standing is his riding breeches gazing at a likely mount being rounded up by two naked men aloft the adjoining Delville Wood Memorial. The inscription on his plinth reads: "He served his King, his Country, and was beloved by his fellow men."

Background

Major General Sir Henry Timson Lukin was born in Fulham, London, in 1860. In 1879 he came to South Africa and took part in the Zulu War. In 1880 he joined the Cape Mounted Rifles as Lieutenant. During the South African War he commanded the Artillery in the Colonial Division and took part in the Siege of Wepener. He was then promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the D.S.O. He became the Colonel commanding the Cape Mounted Rifles and later Commandant-General of the Colonial Forces in the Cape. On founding of the Union Defense Force in 1912 he became Inspector-General. In WWI he fought in S.W.A., Egypt, and France and commanded the South African Forces at Delville Wood. He rose to the rank of Major General and died in 1925.

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