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Title
Prince Christian Victor Memorial
Date
1902
Medium
polished pink granite & bronze
Accession number
PL1_CW_S012
Acquisition method
commissioned by Plymouth City Council
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Plymouth City Council
Custodian
Plymouth City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
4th August 1902
Listing date
01/05/75
Access
at all times
Inscription description
north face: THIS OBELISK IS ERECTED BY ALFRED MOSELY TO THE MEMORY OF CHRISTIAN VICTOR PRINCE OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN AND TO THE OFFICERS AND NON/ COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOMERSET AND DEVONSHIRE REGIMENTS WHO FELL DURING THE BOER WAR 1899 - 1902/ WITTEBERGEN JOHANNESBERG DIAMOND HILL BOTHAVILLE/ PIETER'S HILL LADYSMITH LAINGS NEK BELFAST East face: 'ONE POINT IN OUR POSITION WAS OCCUPIED BY THE ENEMY THE WHOLE DAY, BUT AT DUSK,/ IN A VERY HEAVY RAINSTORM, THEY WERE TURNED OUT OF THEIR POSITION AT THE POINT OF/ THE BAYONET IN THE MOST GALLANT MANNER BY THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT LED BY./ COL PARK' GENERAL WHITE'S DISPATCHES 7 JANUARY 1900/ ELANDSLAACTE WAGON HILL LADYSMITH BERGENDAL/ COLENSO SPION KOP LAINGS NEK South face: IN MEMORY OF CHRISTIAN VICTOR PRINCE OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, CAPTAIN/ AND BREVET MAJOR, THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS, DIED AT PRETORIA OCTOBER 29 1900, ELDEST/ SON OF PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, GRANDSON OF VICTORIA, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, EMPRESS OF INDIA/ COLENSO SPION KOP VAALKRANTZE MONTE CARISTO/ PIETER'S HILL LADYSMITH TUGELA HEIGHTS LOMBARDS KOP THIS FOUNDATION WAS LAID BY LADY BUTLER 4TH AUGUST 1902/ THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED BY LADY AUDREY BULLER 8TH AUGUST 1903 JOHN CUMMING JP CHAIRMAN OF THE HOE AND RECREATIONAL GARDENS COMMITTEE/ JOSEPH ARTHUR BELLAMY MAYOR