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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…

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…

The San and Khoi Genocide Memorial (1702-1809) commemorates the San and Khoi who died in their struggle for freedom. This monument stands on a hill outside Graaff-Reinet on the road to Port Elizabeth and seeks to acknowledge the San and Khoi as the first indigenous people who fought to liberate South Africa. In particular, the…

Three months after the end of the first World War a public meeting was called by the Mayor, Mr. H Urquhart, at which it was decided to erect a monument, on the most prominent site in town, in honour of the gallant Graaff-Reinet men who had lost their lives in the war. The site chosen…

It is situated on a hill to the north of Graaff-Reinet. Built between 1800 and 1830 to store gunpowder away from any building and homes in the case of an explosion.