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Sign: London - Royal Artillery Boer War Memorial


Address:
The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
William Robert Colton 
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On the sign:
ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY IN MEMORY OF THEIR HONOURED DEAD. SOUTH AFRICA. 1899-1902
Photography:
2022
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The memorial was erected in 1920 in memory of the 1,083 men of the Royal Artillery Corps who fell in South Africa in the Boer War between the British Empire and the republics established by the Boer settlers.

In the next photo taken on the same day, the second part of the address appears Click for a larger image

In the center of the monument is a statue made by William Robert Colton and at its base is inscribed the motto of the Artillery Corps
UBIQUE
QUO FAS ET GLORIA
DUCUNT
Everywhere
Where justice and glory will lead
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On the sides of the monument are 6 metal plates with the names of the fallen and illustrations of the battles. 3 of them were taken on the same day
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