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Two larger than life-size soldiers of the Manchester Regiment. One soldier, with rifle and bayonet fixed, defends a wounded comrade slumped at his feet who is holding a cartridge. At the front of the plinth is a wreath of bay leaves. Bronze plaques are fixed on all sides recording the names of the dead and ending with the phrase '...and those others who cannot be named'.

Title

South Africa War Memorial

Date

1908 (?)

Medium

bronze & granite

Measurements

H 500 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 400 x W 150 x D 150 cm

Accession number

M2_MH_S113

Acquisition method

paid for by public funding

Work type

Statue

Owner

Manchester City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

26th October 1908

Listing date

03/10/74

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

Hamo Thornycroft R.A.Sc 1907

Inscription description

TO THE MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING / OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS / AND MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR / IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899–1902 / GALLANTLY SERVING THEIR SOVEREIGN & COUNTRY; on base: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION

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