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Tag Archives: UNion Buildings
South African Roll of Honour: Union Buildings, Pretoria.
These photographs were taken in September 2009 and in 2012 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Sadly, like so many things in South Africa it had been vandalised. In 2009 I noted that plaques had been prised off the wall … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Korean War, ROH, South Africa, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Delville Wood, Korean War, Memorial, Pretoria, ROH, South Africa, UNion Buildings, World War
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South African Heavy Artillery Memorial: Johannesburg
71st (Transvaal) Siege Battery: Johannesburg Zoo These photographs of the South African Heavy Artillery Memorial (71st (Transvaal) Seige Battery) at the Johannesburg Zoo were taken on 20 August 2011. Special thanks to Carl Hoehler for the information on where this … Continue reading
Posted in Heavy Artillery Memorial, Johannesburg, ROH, War Museum Johannesburg, World War 1
Tagged 6-inch 26-cwt howitzer, Johannesburg Zoo, Parktown, SAHA, SAHA Memorial, South African Heavy Artillery Memorial, UNion Buildings
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South African Heavy Artillery Memorial: Pretoria
125th (Transvaal) Siege Battery: Pretoria These photographs of the South African Heavy Artillery Memorial in Pretoria (Specifically the 125th (Transvaal) Siege Battery), were taken on 03 June 2012. Special thanks to Carl Hoehler for the information on where this memorial … Continue reading
Posted in France, Heavy Artillery Memorial, Heritage, Military, Uncategorized, World War 1
Tagged 125th (Transvaal) Siege Battery, 6-inch 26-cwt howitzer, Pretoria, SAHA Memorial, South African Heavy Artillery Memorial, UNion Buildings
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The Police Memorial at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
The South African Police Memorial at the Union Buildings is easily overlooked, but its lines of names and plaques proves that being a policeman in South Africa is a very dangerous job. At the time of writing 5689 policemen and … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, ROH, South Africa
Tagged Police, Police Memorial, Pretoria, SAP, SAPS, South Africa, UNion Buildings
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Delville Wood Memorial in Pretoria
My late maternal grandfather was a Delville Wood survivor, having been wounded on the 18th of July 1916. He never really spoke much about his experience at the battle, and if he had I probably would not have been able … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Outside RSA, South Africa, World War 1
Tagged battle, Delville Wood, France, Pretoria, sacrifice, UNion Buildings, World War One
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