South African War Memorial, Millers Point
Description
The memorial is a sandstone-block pillar, with a bronze honour roll plaque attached to one side. The pillar stands in the centre of a low, semi-circular stone wall and is surrounded by a circular paved area. The plaque lists the names of 15 units who served in the South African (Boer War), their commanding officers, and related dates. The memorial was dedicated on 2 June 1940 by Major-General C.F. Cox, who is listed on the plaque.
The memorial is situated on Observatory Hill at Millers Point, in Sydney's historic Rocks district. Commemorative services are held on site and a hook has been installed below the plaque to hang wreaths.
In front of the memorial is a 75mm Krupp gun, dating from the 1890s, which was moved to the site at a later date.
Inscription
Plaque
The Units of
Volunteers
from
New South Wales
who responded to the Empire's call
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
1899–1902
N.S.W. Lancers
From Aldershot: Capt. C.F. Cox 10.10.99
From N.S.W.: Major G.L. Lee 28.10.99
Army Medical Corps 28.10.99
Colonel W.D.C. Williams P.M.O.
'A' SQn N.S.W. Mounted Rifles 3.11.99
Captain J.M. Antill
N.S.W. Infantry (Mounted) 3.11.99
Captain J.G. Legge
1st Aust. Horse 14.11.99
Captain R.R. Thompson 17.1.00
'A' Battery R.A.A. 30.12.99
Colonel S.C.U. Smith
1st N.S.W. Mounted Rifles 17.1.00
LT-Col. G.C. Knight
N.S.W. Citizens Bushmen 28.2.00
LT-Col. H.P. Airey D.S.O.
N.S.W. Imperial Bushmen 23.4.00
Colonel J.A. Kenneth Mackay
2nd N.S.W. Mounted Rifles 15.3.01
LT-Col. H.B. Lassetter
3rd N.S.W. Mounted Rifles 15.3.01
Major C.F. Cox
3rd N.S.W. Imperial Bushmen 15.3.01
Maj. Hon. Rupert Carrington
1st Bn. Aust. Cmnwlth Horse 18.2.02
LT-Col. J.S. Lyster
3rd Bn. Aust. Cmnwlth Horse 1.4.02
LT-Col. R. Wallace
5th Bn. Aust. Cmnwlth Horse 22.5.02
LT-Col. J.W. Macarthur Onslow
327 Officers — 6000 Other Ranks
14 Nurses
5877 Horses
244 Killed or died on service
Erected by the South African Soldiers' Association
Veterans listed on this memorial
| Last held rank | Given Name | Family Name | Conflicts | Fate | Service No. | Service | Unit at embarkation | Campaign | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant | H P | Airey | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | NSW Citizens Bushmen | view | ||||
| Captain | J M | Antill | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | A Squadron NSW Mounted Rifles | view | ||||
| Major | Rupert | Carrington | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | 3rd NSW Imperial Bushman | view | ||||
| Major | C F | Cox | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | NSW Lancers and 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles | view | ||||
| Lieutenant Colonel | G C | Knight | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | 1st NSW Mounted Rifles | view | ||||
| Lieutenant Colonel | H B | Lassetter | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | 2nd NSW Mounted Rifles | view | ||||
| Major | G L | Lee | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | NSW Lancers | view | ||||
| Captain | J G | Legge | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | NSW Infantry (Mounted) | view | ||||
| Lieutenant Colonel | J S | Lyster | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse | view | ||||
| Lieutenant Colonel | J W | Macarthur Onslow | South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902 | 5th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse | view |
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Address
Observatory Park
Observatory Hill, Upper Fort Street
Millers Point NSW 2000
AustraliaLocal Government Area
- Sydney, City of
Setting
- Garden/park
Location status
Original locationMemorial type
- Column/pillar
Recorded by
NSW War Memorials RegisterYear of construction
1940Established Date format:
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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 '';
}Dedication date
02 June 1940 Conflict/s
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
Materials
- Bronze
- Sandstone