South African (Boer) War MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action during the South African (Boer) War. It lists the first soldier from New South Wales to be killed in the conflict.
GUNDAGAI, Thursday.— The monument erected to the memory of soldiers who have fallen in the South African war was unveiled here on Wednesday. The members of the Federal Capital inspection party were present, and the ceremony was performed by Sir William Lyne. Among others present were Mr. G. H. Reid, M.P., and Colonel Mackay, M.L.C., and the Band of the 1st Australian Horse from Goulburn was in attendance. The streets were crowded with people.
The local half squadron Australian Horse, under Lieutenant Robinson, formed a guard of honor, and the mounted police, under Sub-Inspecror Jones, formed up. The monument, a handsome one, stands 19ft high, weighs seven tons, and is composed of solid Carrara marble. The pedestal is granite, bearing a bronze representation of a trooper wounded, alongside or whom stands a riderless horse, neighing. Surmounting this, at the base of the column, are crossed swords, and other emblems, representing the special troop to which the fallen soldiers belonged.
Evening News (Sydney), 23 May 1902.
Location
| Address: | Sheridan Street, Gundagai Court House, Gundagai, 2722 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.064597 Long: 148.105676 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Boer |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 11-October-1899 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 31-May-1902 |
| Designer: | Nixon & Adams (architects) |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Ross & Bowman (302 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 21st May, 1902 |
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In memory of the Gundagai soldiers who fell in the South African War
1899 - 1900 - 1901.
Erected by the people of the District.
Trooper H. W. G. Marshall
B.S.A. Com Forces
Accidentally shot at Fort Manzimyama, Rhodesia
29th Sept 1900
Sergt-Major G. A. Griffin
1st Australian Horse,
Killed in action at Slingersfontein, Cape Colony
16th Jany 1900,
The first soldier from N.S.W. to fall in the war.
Trumpeter C. A. Gilchrist
1st Australian Horse
Died from Enteric Fever, at Kimberley, Cape Colony,
13th March 1900.
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