Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials

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.

Memorials

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

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

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

Memorial to James James Raymond Mallock of the Lancashire Fusiliers

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

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]

Events

The Liverpool supporters club of South Africa commemorates the Hillsborough Disaster on top of Spion Kop every year since 2007.^[4]

References

^ "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-memorial

External links

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)

[SAHRA-72750-1] "Spioenkop Battlefield Farm Rhenoster Fontein 1051 Bergville District". South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

[2] Imperial Light Infantry at AngloBoerWar.com; retrieved 30 April 2024

[3] "Memorial to the Volunteer Stretcher Bearers" (PDF). Spionkop Lodge. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

[4] "Raymond Heron, Spion Kop Lodge Owner and South African (Boer) War Historian - a Proposal". Liverpool F.C. South African Supporters. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

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