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Time saver... enter a name or any word(s) to POLICE MEMORIALS The following is a list of Memorials erected in honour of certain individuals in the Police Service. It was compiled from archival resources at the SAPS Museum in Pretoria and submitted by Gerda COETZEE. It is not known if all the memorials are still extant. Belfast, Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal) BERG-EN-DAL MEMORIAL IN BELFAST First memorial erected in memory of the twelve Zarps who died in the Battle of Berg-en-dal on 27 Augustus 1900. Erected in 1935. Second memorial unveiled on 29 Augustus 1970. Erected in memory of the civilians and members of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek Politie (Zarps) who were killed during the Boer War (1899 - 1901) in the Eastern Transvaal. The members who were buried at the first memorial were re-interred at the new memorial.
Members:
Reference: SAPS Museum - Archive reference: 6-8/1. Charlestown CHARLESTOWN POLICE MEMORIAL: A tribute to the police members who died in action on 6 May 1927. They were shot and killed by the murderer SWART during an attempt to arrest him.
Members:
References: The Nongqai, January 1929: 11-12; and January 1961:35. Durban DARTNELL MEMORIAL IN DURBAN: A tribute to the founder of the Natal Mounted Police. Major General, Sir J. G. DARTNELL. Unveiled: 15 April 1926.
References: Nongqai, May 1926: 372-374; and February 1932:125. Fort Edward, Polokwane (Pietersburg) MONUMENT AT FORT EDWARD GRAVEYARD On the road between Bandelierkop and Elim Hospital.
In memory of Constable C. W. EAGLE, who died from injuries received in an encounter with a lion.
References: The Nongqai, October 1937: 963-964. Grahamstown A MARATHON MEMORIAL AT GRAHAMSTOWN To commemorate the victory of Kennedy K. McARTHUR (SAP) in the marathon race at the Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912.
Reference: The Nongqai, May 1916:397. Greytown IMPANZA MEMORIAL TABLET IN ST. JAMES CHURCH, GREYTOWN A tribute to the members of the Natal Police killed in action at Impanza during the rebellion on 4 April 1906. Unveiled: 23 April 1907.
Members of the Natal Police: Reference: The Nongqai 1907-1910:26, 28, 49 IMPANZA MONUMENT A tribute to the members of the Natal Police killed in action at Impanza during the rebellion on 4 April 1906.
To the memory of: Erected by their comrades.
Reference: The Nongqai, 1907:26, 28. Jeppe, Johannesburg GRANITE OBELISK AT JEPPE Erected to the memory of Sergeants R. MANSFIELD and Neil McLEOD of Jeppe, who with Detective MYNOTT were murdered by the notorious FOSTER Gang on 13 September 1914.
Reference: Nongqai, October 1918:489.
Mahlabatini, Zululand MONUMENT A tribute to members of the Natal Police who fell at Mahlabatini during the Boer War on 28 April 1901.
Killed:
References: The Nongqai (1910 -1911) Pietermaritzburg, Part I ISANDHLWANA MEMORIAL Opposite the Town Hall, Pietermaritzburg. A tribute to the members of the Natal Mounted Police who fell at Isandhlwana on 22 January 1879. Out of a total force of 34 members of the corps who took part in this engagement, 25 were slain and of these, 23 were found lying around the body of Colonel DUNFORD who was in command.
Newcastle Mounted Rifles:
SOURCE: East Cape Genealogical Society. Pietermaritzburg, Part II
Natal Mounted Police:
SOURCE: East Cape Genealogical Society.
Pietermaritzburg, Part III
Natal Mounted Police: Political assistant J. FERREIRA
References: The Nongqai 1907-1910 (March 1910): 410; January 1922:4; Pietermaritzburg, Part IV IMPANZA MEMORIAL IN PIETERMARITZBURG
Memorial Brass erected in the St. Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg.
Members of the Natal Police:
References: The Nongqai 1907 - 1910:254 Swakopmund, Namibia COMMEMORATIVE TABLET IN SWAKOPMUND In memory of the crew of a police helicopter who died on 21 April 1966 when their aircraft crashed into the sea at Terrace Bay.
Members:
Civilian Mr. P. J. HOLMES
Unveiled: 26 July 1967. Town Hall, Umtata COMMEMORATIVE TABLET (MARBLE) IN THE TOWN HALL AT UMTATA A tribute to the policemen who fell during the revolt in Johannesburg, March 1922.
To the memory of:
Reference; The Nongqai, November 1952: 1197 Umtata - Part I THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES AND 1st. SAMR GREAT WAR MEMORIAL AT MARKET SQUARE, UMTATA Part I
To the memory of the men who laid down their lives in the Great War of 1914 - 1918.
1st. SA Mounted Riflemen: Market Square, Umtata Part II
SOURCE: East Cape Genealogical Society.
Umtata, Part II THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES AND 1st. SAMR GREAT WAR MEMORIAL AT MARKET SQUARE, UMTATA
To the memory of the men who laid down their lives in the Great War of 1914 - 1918.
Hos-Sgt. C. M. COLLIER
SOURCE: East Cape Genealogical Society.
Umtata, Part III THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES AND 1st. SAMR GREAT WAR MEMORIAL AT MARKET SQUARE, UMTATA
To the memory of the men who laid down their lives in the Great War of 1914 - 1918.
2nd SA Mounted Riflemen: The names of black and coloured members of the old Cape Mounted Rifles also appear on the memorial, but were not published in the Nongqai (see reference below).
Reference: The Nongqai, October 1923:587 - 588,641. Conclusion of Market Square, Umtata
SOURCE: East Cape Genealogical Society. Van Wyksdorp, district Oudtshoorn OBELISK OUTSIDE VAN WYKSDORP, DISTRICT - OUDTSHOORN A tribute to Captain B. M. VAN HEERDEN who died in action when he was shot and killed by the murderer, Piet MATTHYSE on 30 December 1946.
Reference: Sarp, September 1974:27. Ventersdorp COMMEMORATIVE TABLET IN THE POLICE STATION AT VENTERSDORP A tribute to Constable Bart HARMSE, who died in action during a shooting incident which took place at Ventersdorp in January 1958. Unveiled: November 1958 by his widow.
Reference: The Nongqai, January 1959:31. |