One of the things I discovered while in North End Cemetery is a Defense Force Memorial remembering soldiers who died in service of their country during the first and second World Wars. According to the main plaque the memorial stones commemorate soldiers that were buried elsewhere but who's glory won't be forgotten.
Tag: memorials
Indian memorial at the Donkin Reserve
I was taking a couple of pictures on the Donkin Reserve the other day and noticed this plaque on the stone wall by the Great Flag. I don't know if it is a recent addition or if I've just never noticed it. Weird, but anyways. The plaque marks the 150th anniversary (as on 16 November … Continue reading Indian memorial at the Donkin Reserve
Lister Memorial – reposted
During my weekly tourism slot on LuisterFM 90.6 last week the Lister Memorial in Summerstrand came up in the conversation. Even though the presenter had seen the stone monument before he had never knew what it was for. I just realised again that there aren't many people who did know about it and even if … Continue reading Lister Memorial – reposted
The Riderless Horse Memorial
The Horse Memorial has always been one of my favorite monuments around Port Elizabeth. Not just for what it looks like, but more importantly for what it stands for. Port Elizabeth was the main port of entry for horses and mules used by the British forces during the Anglo Boar War (1899 - 1902). During … Continue reading The Riderless Horse Memorial
Moth Memorial – walled off
In January I did a post about the Grave of Joseph Crowe at the Moth Memorial Hall in Uitenhage. Last week I was in town for a meeting at the NMB Science Centre nearby and drove past the Moth Memorial Hall just to find a vebracrete wall has been erected behind the little boundary wall … Continue reading Moth Memorial – walled off
Bashoto War Memorial in Uitenhage
In Magennis Park just off Church Road (Graaff-Reinet Road) in Uitenhage is a monument that seems kinda out of place in this part of the province. It's a memorial commemorating those who died in the Morosi Mountain and Basuto Campaigns of 1879 and 1880-1882. Morosi's Mountain was the name given to a fortified mountain in the Drakensberg mountain range on … Continue reading Bashoto War Memorial in Uitenhage
The St Georges Park war memorial cross
People interested in history in Port Elizabeth should know the war memorials around St Georges Park. The Cenotaph, the Prince Alfred Guard Memorial and the bronze plaque where the South African Heavy Artillery Memorial used to be. Not many people know though that there is a fourth war memorial in the park. Right behind the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan … Continue reading The St Georges Park war memorial cross
The Fugard kite from Master Harold and the Boys
The iconic South African playwright, Athol Fugard, famous for plays like Master Harold and the Boys, Sizwe Bansi is dead and The island, has very close links to Port Elizabeth. Fugard's mother ran the St Georges Park Tea Room which sadly stands empty today. It was here in 1950 that a teenage Fugard insulted his friend … Continue reading The Fugard kite from Master Harold and the Boys
Langa Memorial
Most South Africans are familiar with the 1960 Sharpeville massacre where the South African Police opened fire on a protesting crowd, killing 69 people. Very few people know though that on the 25th anniversary of Sharpeville, something similar happened in Langa township in Uitenhage when the Police opened fire on a crowd of mourners on their … Continue reading Langa Memorial
St George and the dragon
Most people who have been to or driven past St Georges Park know the Cenotaph (war memorial) in front of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum. I wonder though how many people know that one of the figures forming part of the Cenotaph is St George himself, sheathing his sword moments after killing the dragon. St George's … Continue reading St George and the dragon
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