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Title
Second Boer War Memorial
Medium
Sicilian marble, Portland stone, black & granite
Measurements
H 550 x W 140 x D 140 cm
Accession number
DY1_RA_S105
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
23rd September 1904
Listing date
16/05/16
Access
time restrictions apply
Inscription description
around the four sides of the base to the figures of the soldiers: TRANSVAAL / CAPE COLONY / ORANGE FREE STATE / NATAL; around the top of the pedestal: GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS; on the front of the pedestal: ERECTED / BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN MEMORY / OF / SOLDIERS / OF THIS BOROUGH, / WHO FELL IN THE / SOUTH AFRICAN / CAMPAIGN. / 1899–1902
