NSW Lands Department Boer War Honour Roll
Description
A hand beaten copper and brass plaque now set within a wooden frame. The plaque is decorated with two flowers and a crown. The brass name plate within the copper plaque is inscribed with veterans' names and a laurel wreath.
Inscription
[1] Officers of the Lands Dept. who fought in South Africa 1899-1901
[Names]
[2] For love of country
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | George H | Lodge | Boer War | NSW Mounted Rifles | view | ||||
| Lieutenant | Harold L | Lofts | Boer War; Also at China 1900-1 | Dockyard Staff Capetown | view | ||||
| Trooper | Leslie D | Tunks | Boer War, South African Campaign | Died of Disease 2.6.1900 | 879 | CMF | NSW Lancers | NSW Lancers | view |
| Sergeant | Luke | Bice | Boer War | 6th Imperial Bushmans [sic] Contingent | view | ||||
| Major | William L | O'Brien | Boer War | 6th Imperial Bushmens' [sic] Contingent | view |
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Address
23-33 Bridge Street,
NSW Lands Department Building,
Sydney NSW 2000
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Sydney, City of
Setting
- Building – inside
Memorial type
- Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
David RodenEstablished Date format:
$e_original_date = $entity->field_established['und'][0]['value'];
if (!empty($e_original_date)) {
$changed_date = strtotime($e_original_date);
$new_date = date("d F Y", $changed_date);
print 'Established date
';
print $new_date;
}
else{
print '';
}Conflict/s
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902