Maitland Boer War Memorial, East Maitland, NSW, Australia - Boer Wars Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

Description:
The original memorial was a drinking fountain and a lamp stand. In 2004 a semi circular wall was officially opened to the rear. The wall is of highly polished stone with names engraved into the stone. The names are of the soldiers from the area.

Mr John Price MLA made a speech in NSW Parliament on 4th June 2004 in connection to the opening:
(visit link)

Inscription:
(plaque - lamp stand)
Transvaal Fountain
To the Citizens of Maitland for duty done 1899-1901
Ald R.L. Pender, Mayor
Ald W. McLaughlin
Lt Col E Nash V.D.
Trustees

(end of wall - left side)
LEST WE FORGET

(end of wall - right side)
LAAT ONS NIE VERGEET NIE

(wall)
This Anglo-Boer War Memorial Wall was officially opened by:
Maj Gen Warren E Glenny AO RFD ED Retd
on Sunday 30th May 2004
John Fenwick JP
President Maitland RSL

Peter Blackmore
Mayor of Maitland

(wall)
DEDICATION
To the memory of the 275 Volunteers from Maitland and 44 surrounding
Towns & the 13 Volunteers who paid the Supreme Sacrifice.

To all Australian, British, Allied & Afrikaner Boers who served and to
those gave their lives in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902

To the 56,000 Civilian Afrikaner Men, Women & Children and African
Natives who died in the Concentration Camps.

Clergy:
Father Lex Levy Catholic
Rev. Roy Wootton Anglican
Rev. F. Brouwer

Which Boer War?: Not listed Boer War Website: Not listed First Boer War (Alternate Name): Not listed Second Boer War (Alternate Name): Not listed

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