Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3423AA28
Site Name
War Memorial, Memorial Square, Knysna
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 15:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Designer: Stone stand designed by architect Charles Walgate. Two-edged sword and wreath designed by Marion Walgate. Bronze plaque designed by HG Stevens.Person/Institution Commemorated: The glorious memory of the men of Knysna
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Commemorate the residents of Knysna who were or missing in the Boer war first war and second war
Original Position
Original Positioned
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Construction Date Comment
1921
Construction Materials
Stone
Cement
Pedestal Material
Stone
Event Commemorated
World war 1 and world war 2
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Rev Captain Alfred Duthie , M.C. chaplain to the force in Flanders and France during the great war.
Inscriptions
This memorial commemorate the residents of Knysna who died in 1921
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.035266, 23.048093
Western Cape
- Eden
- Knysna
Directions to Site
R63,2 Kilometers from Bisho CBD,first left turn of bhalasi village its along the road on your the left. Corner of Dyonase Cres and Komga Rd.
Access details
Public Accessible
Media
Media
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