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Title
South African War Memorial
Date
1905
Medium
bronze & Aberdeen granite
Accession number
HD1_DW_S008
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Kirklees Council
Custodian
Kirklees Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
20th May 1905
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Park opening hours
Inscription description
upper plaque: IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902, / THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / 1905 / (names); lower plaque: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY / LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR J.D.P. FRENCH, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. / MAY 20TH 1905