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Title
South African War Memorial
Date
1921
Medium
granite
Accession number
TW10_JF_S023
Acquisition method
commissioned by the South African Hospital and Comforts Fund Committee
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Custodian
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
24/07/12
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Cemetery opening times.
Inscription description
the outward face is inscribed: Union is Strength / Our / Glorious / Dead; below is an inscribed cross; the inner face, overlooking the group of graves, is inscribed: Eendraght maakt macht / Onzen / Gevallenen / Helden; the side elevations are inscribed to north and south respectively with the dates: MCMXIV and MCMXIX.