The Spion Kop Battlefield, graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN. The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978.[1] The site is open to the public and an overview of the battle as well as a map of the battlefield is available at the entrance gate.
The memorial to men of the Imperial Light Infantry, a unit raised in Natal from men who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the war. The unit lost 19 killed and 105 wounded in the batle.[2]
A number of individual graves and memorials, including that of Major General Sir Edward Woodgate, the British commander in the field.
Memorials in planningedit
Spionkop Lodge, located on the farmstead that Redvers Buller used as headquarters before the Battle of Spion Kop, has recently announced plans to erect a new memorial in remembrance to the Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps. It is expected that the monument will be unveiled in 2010 with the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Spion Kop.[3]
Eventsedit
The Liverpool supporters club of South Africa commemorates the Hillsborough Disaster on top of Spion Kop every year since 2007.[4]
^Imperial Light Infantry at AngloBoerWar.com; retrieved 30 April 2024
^"Memorial to the Volunteer Stretcher Bearers" (PDF). Spionkop Lodge. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
^"Raymond Heron, Spion Kop Lodge Owner and South African (Boer) War Historian - a Proposal". Liverpool F.C. South African Supporters. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
spion, battlefield, memorials, spion, battlefield, graves, memorials, maintained, heritage, battlefield, proclaimed, heritage, landmark, 1978, site, open, public, overview, battle, well, battlefield, available, entrance, gate, information, signs, memorial, sit. The Spion Kop Battlefield graves and memorials are maintained by Heritage KZN The battlefield was proclaimed as a heritage landmark in 1978 1 The site is open to the public and an overview of the battle as well as a map of the battlefield is available at the entrance gate Information signs at the Memorial Site Contents 1 Memorials 1 1 Boer memorial 1 2 British memorial 1 3 Imperial Light Infantry memorial 1 4 Other 2 Memorials in planning 3 Events 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMemorials editBoer memorial edit nbsp Boer memorial A stone memorial with four faces erected by the Second Field Force Battalion in remembrance of all Boer Officers and Burghers that died on Spion Kop British memorial edit nbsp British memorial This stone memorial has 6 faces dedicated to Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry 2nd Battalion The Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Major General Sir Edward Woodgate the 17th Field Company Royal Engineers Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps Lancashire Fusiliers Scottish Rifles Middlesex Regiment Imperial Light Infantry memorial edit nbsp Imperial Light Infantry memorial on Spion Kop The memorial to men of the Imperial Light Infantry a unit raised in Natal from men who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the war The unit lost 19 killed and 105 wounded in the batle 2 Other edit nbsp Memorial to James James Raymond Mallock of the Lancashire Fusiliers nbsp Spion Kop Memorial to Captain Naunton Henry Vertue of the 2nd Battalion Buffs East Kent Regiment South Lancasters memorial Two mass graves A number of individual graves and memorials including that of Major General Sir Edward Woodgate the British commander in the field Memorials in planning editSpionkop Lodge located on the farmstead that Redvers Buller used as headquarters before the Battle of Spion Kop has recently announced plans to erect a new memorial in remembrance to the Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps It is expected that the monument will be unveiled in 2010 with the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Spion Kop 3 Events editThe Liverpool supporters club of South Africa commemorates the Hillsborough Disaster on top of Spion Kop every year since 2007 4 See also editBattle of Spion KopReferences edit Spioenkop Battlefield Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051 Bergville District South African Heritage Resources Agency Retrieved 24 November 2009 Imperial Light Infantry at AngloBoerWar com retrieved 30 April 2024 Memorial to the Volunteer Stretcher Bearers PDF Spionkop Lodge Retrieved 2009 06 21 Raymond Heron Spion Kop Lodge Owner and South African Boer War Historian a Proposal Liverpool F C South African Supporters Retrieved 2009 06 21 http www liverpoolfc com news latest news south african reds to hold memorialExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spioenkop Battlefield Memorials Spion Kop at Heritage KZN Canadian Anglo Boer War Museum 28 38 54 S 29 31 0 E 28 64833 S 29 51667 E 28 64833 29 51667 Spionkop Battlefield Memorials Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials amp oldid 1221590389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
