South African (Boer) War MemorialPrint Page 
The monument consists of a marble-mounted rifleman on a granite base and pedestal and was modeled on the first local soldier to die in the South African (Boer) War. It commemorates two local residents who died in this conflict.
Camperdown, Saturday. Nearly £200 has been subscribed towards erecting a memorial to the late Private Arthur Jones. At a meeting on Friday night, it was resolved to invite competitive designs for a memorial, to cost £200, competitors to be informed that the committee favour a statue of a mounted rifleman.
Argus (Melbourne), 21 January, 1901.
The unveiling of the memorial to the soldiers who went from Camperdown to the war and died took place on October 2. Colonel Hoad performed the ceremony. The relatives of the soldiers to whom the memorial is erected were all present. The statue cost £250. It is a figure of a mounted rifleman in full dress supported by marble and granite bases.
Australasian (Melbourne), 11 October 1902.
Location
| Address: | Manifold Street, Median Strip, Camperdown, 3260 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.232115 Long: 143.146528 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 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Wooles & Carpenter |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 2nd October, 1902 |
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Erected by the residents of Camperdown and District
To the memory of the soldiers of the Empire who fell in the South African War
1899 - 1902.
Pte. Arthur Jones
V.M.R. 1st Contingent
Died on active service Kroonstadt
October 24th 1900
Aged 22 Years
Tpr. John L. Laurence
5th Contingent
Killed in action, Schurreberg Stoek
August 23rd 1901
Aged 20 Years.
