London - South African War

 

Location:  City of London    N 42 59.312  W 81 14.914
In the centre of Victoria Park, 509 Clarence Street.
 

A beautiful statue located in the centre of Victoria Park, this wonderful monument pays tribute to the men of London who fought and fell in South Africa during the 1899-1902 conflict.  The monument is topped with a bronze statue of a British Empire soldier along with a maiden of peace reaching up to offer him an olive branch of peace.
The names of the major battles of that war and the names of the dead are forever carved into the granite stone base.  Originally erected in 1912, this memorial was re-dedicated in 2000, when additional plaques were added to commemorate the Royal Canadian Regiment.
One of the most striking and beautiful memorials to be found in Ontario, in stark contrast to the horrors of the South African battles that claimed so many young lives.




Marker Text:
Front:
PRO PATRIA

"IN HONOUR OF THE MEN
FROM THE LONDON DISTRICT
WHO FOUGHT FOR THE EMPIRE
IN SOUTH AFRICA,
AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL."
1899 - 1902
 


This badge is presented to
The Royal Canadian Regiment
by the City of London
1 July 2000
to commemorate the
re-dedication of the
South African War Memorial


Donated by
Imperial Order
Daughters of the Empire
(IODE)
Re-dedicated July 2000
 





Right Side:
Pte. D.L. MOORE  R.C.R. I
FEB 14th 1900

Pte. J.A. DONEGAN  26th M. Lt. I
FEB 18th 1900

Pte. R. SMITH  26th M. Lt. I
FEB 18th 1900

Pte. W.G. ADAMS  7th Regt. Fus.
APRIL 16th 1900

Pte. F.G.W. FLOYD  7TH Regt. Fus
MAY 10th 1900

Pte. E. MULLINS  R.C.R. I
 





Rear:
PAARDEBERG

DRIEFONTEIN

JOHANNESBURG

DIAMOND HILL

BELFAST

WITTEBERGEN

RELIEF OF MAFEKING
 





Left side:
ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOON

ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY

CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES

STRATHCONA'S HORSE

ROYAL CANADIAN INFANTRY

CANADIAN FIELD HOSPITAL