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Title
South African War Memorial
Date
1908
Medium
bronze, fibreglass & stone
Measurements
H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 13.8 x W 300 x D 300 cm
Accession number
NE1_SD_S006
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Newcastle City Council
Custodian
Newcastle City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
22nd June 1908
Listing date
30/03/87
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
column, south face, bronze relief: T. Eyre Macklin 1907 Sc.; column, south face, below bronze relief: Montacutelli Broth / Founders London; column, north face: T. EYRE MACIKLIN INVT ET SCULPT 1907
Inscription description
upper base, north face: 'STEADFAST IN LIFE VALLIANT IN DEATH'; obelisk, south face: TO / THE MEMORY / OF / THE OFFICERS / NON COMMISSIONED / OFFICERS AND / MEN OF THE / NORTHUMBRIAN REGIMENTS / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE / SOUTH AFRICAN / WAR / 1899 1902 / ERECTED BY THEIR / COUNTRY AND COMRADES; obelisk base, south face: DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI