On October 19, 1901, the Prince of Wales (the future George V) laid the cornerstone for the monument. (This was the first visit to Canada by a Prince and Princess of Wales.) The Prince also gave medals to returning soldiers. Two weeks later, on November 1, the heroes of Paardeberg returned and marched triumphantly down George Street.
The statue was made by Hamilton MacCarthy (who also made the Boer War Monument in the Halifax Public Gardens and the Harold Lothrop Borden statue in Canning). At the base of the statue are four panels. One panel is of the departure of troops from Halifax en route to South Africa; another is the Battle of Witpoort, which made Harold Lothrop Borden the most famous Canadian casualty of the war; another depicts the Battle of Paardeberg (Canada's most significant battle of the war, with the most casualties); and the fourth panel is of the Siege of Mafeking. These panels were also meant to honour the three Canadian Services that fought in the war: the infantry, mounted rifles and artillery. The Princess Louise Fusiliers of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Highlanders participated in the war.
For two decades afterwards, Canadians would gather on February 27 (known in Canada as "Paardeberg Day") around memorials to the South African War to say prayers and honour veterans. This continued until the end of the First World War, when Armistice Day (later called Remembrance Day) began to observed on November 11.[1]
^Margeson, John Robert, Farrier-Sgt., 2nd Regt. C.M.R., from: enlisted at Halifax; died of fever on 22 May 1902 at Vryburg
^Williston, Harvey (Harry) Butler, Tpr., South African Constabulary, name not on roll; died of fever on 9 Feb. 1902 at Pretoria
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Canadian Anglo Boer War Museum
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South African War Memorial (Halifax)
January 01, 1970
south, african, memorial, halifax, south, african, memorial, memorial, located, courtyard, province, house, halifax, nova, scotia, canada, south, african, memorialboer, monument, province, house44, 6482944, 5735139, 6482944, 5735139locationhalifax, nova, scoti. The South African War Memorial is a memorial located in the courtyard of Province House in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada South African War MemorialBoer War Monument Province House44 38 53 86 N 063 34 24 65 W 44 6482944 N 63 5735139 W 44 6482944 63 5735139LocationHalifax Nova Scotia CanadaDesignerHamilton MacCarthyTypeWar memorialOpening date1901Dedicated toThose who fought in the Boer War Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 Killed officers named on monument 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOn October 19 1901 the Prince of Wales the future George V laid the cornerstone for the monument This was the first visit to Canada by a Prince and Princess of Wales The Prince also gave medals to returning soldiers Two weeks later on November 1 the heroes of Paardeberg returned and marched triumphantly down George Street The statue was made by Hamilton MacCarthy who also made the Boer War Monument in the Halifax Public Gardens and the Harold Lothrop Borden statue in Canning At the base of the statue are four panels One panel is of the departure of troops from Halifax en route to South Africa another is the Battle of Witpoort which made Harold Lothrop Borden the most famous Canadian casualty of the war another depicts the Battle of Paardeberg Canada s most significant battle of the war with the most casualties and the fourth panel is of the Siege of Mafeking These panels were also meant to honour the three Canadian Services that fought in the war the infantry mounted rifles and artillery The Princess Louise Fusiliers of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Highlanders participated in the war For two decades afterwards Canadians would gather on February 27 known in Canada as Paardeberg Day around memorials to the South African War to say prayers and honour veterans This continued until the end of the First World War when Armistice Day later called Remembrance Day began to observed on November 11 1 Gallery edit nbsp Departing Halifax nbsp Battle of Witpoort Boer War Monument Province House Nova Scotia nbsp Battle of Paardeberg nbsp Siege of MafekingKilled officers named on monument editMajor Harold Lothrop Borden son of Frederick William Borden King s Canadian Hussars Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood son of John Taylor Wood Royal North Lancashire Regt Lieutenant Barclay Webster son of Barclay Webster K O B L R Captain John Halliburton Laurie son of John Laurie Sr Royal Lancaster Regt Lieutenant Monson Goudge Blanchard 5th Regt Canadian Artillery also he has brass memorial plaque at St John s Presbyterian Church 613 King St Windsor Nova Scotia and is also listed on the memorial arch at Bay Street Armoury Victoria British Columbia 2 3 4 Captain Charles Albert Hensley Royal Dublin Fusiliers 5 Sergeant John E Pemberton 6 Sergeant John R Margeson R C R 7 Corporal Harvey Harry Butler B Williston 8 See also editSouth African War Memorial Toronto Boer War Memorial Montreal Military history of Nova ScotiaReferences edit Paardeberg The First Remembrance Day Canadian Encyclopedia Jim Hume War heroes names are often still around if you know where to look Lieutenant Monson Goudge Blanchard Victoria Daily Colonist Dec 2 1900 p 9 Captain Charles Albert Hensley Sergeant John Pemberton Margeson John Robert Farrier Sgt 2nd Regt C M R from enlisted at Halifax died of fever on 22 May 1902 at Vryburg Williston Harvey Harry Butler Tpr South African Constabulary name not on roll died of fever on 9 Feb 1902 at PretoriaExternal links editCanadian Anglo Boer War Museum Detailed insets of Monument South African War Memorial Halifax Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South African War Memorial Halifax amp oldid 1096393335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
