Memorials and Monuments in South Africa.
It was never my original intention to create this page, but as I photographed for the South Africa War Graves Project I suddenly discovered that I was taking lots of photographs in cemeteries and of memorials during my travels. I have more or less completed my photography for the South African War Graves Project, and it has been a very satisfying project, but it can never end, as more memorials and graves still have to be found. My quest to photograph cemeteries became a sideline, and very interesting one too. I did discover that there is very little information about most of these memorials and cemeteries, many aren’t even on the map, but they are a part of our history whether we like it or not and as such worthwhile recording.
As usual this is an ongoing project and as usual some pics open in a new window. Special thanks must go to all my contributors, especially Terry Cawood, Ronnie Lovemore, Alta Griffiths, Peter Moss, Ken and Eleanor Garvie, Tony Wood, and James Houston-McMillan.
- 31/201 Battalion Memorial (Voortrekker Monument)
- 32 Battalion Tree of Honour (Voortrekker Monument)
- 32 Battalion Roll of Honour (Voortrekker Monument)
- 61 Mech Memorial (SA Museum of Military History, JHB)
- Airborne Memorial (SA Museum of Military History, JHB)
- Anglo Boer War Blockhouses (South Africa)
- Anglo Boer War Monument (SA Museum of Military History, JHB)
- Bezuidenhout Valley War Memorial (Kensington, Johannesburg)
- Battle of Congella Monument (Maydon Wharf, Durban)
- Bedford Cenotaph (Bedford, Eastern Cape)
- Bethulie Concentration Camp Memorial (Free State)
- Bleskop War Memorial
- Boer War Durban Volunteers Memorial: Durban
- Braamfontein Dynamite Explosion Memorial (Braamfontein Cem)
- Campanile in Port Elizabeth
- Commemorative Plaques: (Saxonwold, Johannesburg)
- Cosy Corner Wall of Remembrance (Brakpan)
- De la Rey Plaque, Langlaagte Station
- Delville Wood Memorial (Pretoria)
- Delville Wood Cross (St John’s College, Houghton)
- Donkin Reserve (Port Elizabeth)
- Dordrecht War Memorial
- Downed Rhodesian Viscounts Memorial (VTM, Pretoria)
- Dundee and Districts War Memorial
- Durban Cenotaph
- ERPM Memorial (Boksburg)
- Estcourt Garden of Remembrance
- Ferreira Deep Memorial (Johannesburg)
- Field Engineers Memorial. (Bethlehem)
- Johannesburg Cenotaph
- Johannesburg Fire Department Memorial (Braamfontein Cem)
- Florida MOTH Shellhole Cenotaph (Florida)
- Frontier Wars Memorial (Bathhurst)
- German War Memorial (Pretoria)
- Grey High School War Memorial (Port Elizabeth)
- Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum (Soweto)
- Heilbron Anglo Boer War Memorial
- Hennenman Air Crash Memorial (Alberton)
- Hennenman Air Crash Memorial (Turffontein)
- HMSAS Parktown Memorial (Johannesburg)
- Hoërskool Roodepoort War Memorial (Roodepoort)
- Holocaust Memorial (Johannesburg)
- Horse Memorial (Port Elizabeth)
- Indian Army Memorial (Johannesburg)
- Indian Servicemen Memorial (Durban)
- Irish Brigades Monument (Orania)
- Isandhlwana Battlefield (Natal)
- Jameson Raid Surrender Memorial (Doornkop, Johannesburg)
- Jameson Raid Vlakfontein Monument (Doornkop, Johannesburg)
- Jameson Raid Stump Monument (Doornkop, Johannesburg)
- Jameson Raid Graves (REGM Military Cemetery, Randfontein)
- Jameson Raid Graves and Memorial (Krugersdorp)
- Jewish Guild Memorial Plaques (War Museum, Johannesburg)
- Jewish National War Memorial (West Park Cemetery)
- Jeppe High School War Memorial (Johannesburg)
- June 16 Student Uprising Memorial (Soweto)
- Karel Landman Monument: Eastern Cape
- Katyn Forest Memorial (Melrose, Johannesburg)
- King Edward School War Memorial (Johannesburg)
- Kingston Frost Memorial (Brixton, Johannesburg)
- Koevoet Memorial (VTM, Pretoria)
- Krugersdorp and Districts War Memorial (Krugersdorp)
- Lady in White (Durban)
- Maraisburg War Memorial (Maraisburg, Florida)
- Mendi Memorial at Atteridgeville (Pretoria)
- Mendi Memorial at Avalon Cemetery (Soweto)
- Mendi Memorial at Hollybrook Cemetery (Southampton UK)
- Mendi Memorial at New Brighton (Port Elizabeth)
- Mendi Roll of Honour
- Modimolle War Memorial (Nylstroom)
- Musgrave Centre Plaques (Durban)
- OSV Voortrekker Memorial (Mossel Bay)
- Ouhoutbossie And Manchester Regt Memorial (Mpumalanga)
- Oud Stryders Monument (Cottesloe, Johannesburg)
- Paardekraal Monument (Krugersdorp)
- Piet Retief Monument (Port Elizabeth)
- Port Elizabeth Cenotaph (Port Elizabeth)
- Prince Alfred’s Guard memorial (Port Elizabeth)
- Prince of Wales Obelisk (Bayworld, Port Elizabeth)
- Police Memorial (Pretoria)
- Potchefstroom Air Force Base Memorial (Pretoria)
- Randfontein War Memorial
- Rand Pioneers Monument (Johannesburg South)
- Roodepoort Civic Fountain
- Roodepoort War Memorial (Roodepoort)
- Rotunda Park War Memorial (Turffontein)
- SADF Memorial: Fort Klapperkop, Pretoria
- SADF Wall of Remembrance, Voortrekker Monument
- Scottish Horse Memorial (Caledonia Hill, Kensington)
- Sea View Memorial (Durban)
- SOE Memorial (Patterson Park, Johannesburg)
- South African Air Force Memorial. (Bays Hill, Pretoria)
- South African Heavy Artillery Memorial: Johannesburg
- South African Heavy Artillery Memorial: Port Elizabeth
- South African Heavy Artillery Memorial: Pretoria
- South African Heavy Artillery Roll of Honour
- South African Mounted Police Camel Monument: Upington
- South African Roll of Honour (Union Buildings)
- South African Scottish Monument (Brixton Cemetery)
- South African Scottish Memorial: Parktown
- South African Scottish Memorial: Pretoria
- Steytlerville War Memorial (Eastern Cape)
- Sundays River Fallen Heroes Monument (Eastern Cape)
- Uitenhage Anglo Boer War Monument
- Uitenhage Basuto War Memorial
- Uitenhage War Memorial
- Unknown Soldier (Grahamstown Old Cemetery)
- Voortrekker Monument in Emma Park (Linden)
- Voortrekker Monument in Newlands
- Vroue Monument: Bloemfontein
- Walmer Cenotaph. (Walmer, Port Elizabeth)
- Westdene Bus Disaster Memorial (Westdene, Johannesburg)
- Zulu Memorial at Rorke’s Drift (Natal)
© DRW 2014-2017. Updated 28/12/2016