Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2829DB55
Site Name
Wagon Hill Cemetery, Ladysmith, Klipriver District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:33
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, April 2, 2021 - 16:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: Erected in 1965Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Multiple personsRecorder Name: Nkonzo Dlamini
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
In memory of all British Soldiers that died on Wagon Hill during the Siege of Ladysmith at the time of the Anglo-Boer war
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Concrete;Stone;Granite/Marble
Pedestal Material
Stone;Stone blocks & concrete
Event Commemorated
Anglo-Boer war battle at Wagon Hill
Unveiled Comment
The Sons of England Patriotic and Benevolent Society
Inscriptions
Multiple inscriptions on multple tombstones, i.e "To the memory of No.664 Rifleman A. Jones;2nd Battalion rifle brigade which was shot at Wagon Hill on Jan 8the 1900"
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Location
Location
Mapping
-28.587515, 29.765278
KwaZulu-Natal
- Uthukela
- Alfred Duma
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Ladysmith
Access details
Public access; no authorisation required
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:02.
Administration Description
the site contains graves as well as an associated memorial
Action Status:
Site Action:
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment
archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
Wagon Hill' to include the 40 feet right-of-way from the Ladysmith Town lands to and including Sub-
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
2543
Notice Date
Notice Number
1127
Archive Status
National monument
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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