Dedicated to Boer soldiers “in memory of the fallen in the struggle for Freedom and Justice”. A monument at the corner of Donkin and Somerset Streets was erected “in memory of the fallen in the struggle for Freedom and Justice” Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902.The design of the marble monument made in Italy, was…
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The Gideon Scheepers monument was erected by the Graaff-Reinet Afrikaans Cultural Society to honour a man regarded by many as a hero during the Anglo Boer War. He started his own commando during the war which operated in the Cape Midlands. He was eventually charged of alleged war crimes. Court hearings were in Graaff-Reinet and…
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