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New South Wales Contingents MemorialPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the Officers and men from the New South Wales Contingents who were died in servicee or were killed in action during the South African ( Boer) War.
SYDNEY, Sunday. St Andrews Cathedral was crowded this afternoon, when the memorial to those members of the New South Wales contingents who fell in the South African War was unveiled by His Excellency the state Governor. Among those present were Vice Admiral Sir Wilmot H Fawkes and Lady Fawkes,Miss Rawson, Major General Finn, Brigadier General Gordon, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Colonel H B Lassetter, and Lieut Colonel Bartlett and members of the staff.
The memorial is a bronze tablet on oak. There is a wreath in the centre which bears the following inscription - "Sacred to the memory of the officers and men of the New South Wales Contingent who gave up their lives for Queen and Country in South Africa." On either side of the wreath are the words "Pro Deo" and "Pro Patria," and the dates 1899 and 1902.
Argus (Melbourne), 21 May 1906.
Location
| Address: | George & Bathurst Streets, St Andrew`s Cathedral, Sydney, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.874006 Long: 151.206581 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Boer |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 11-October-1899 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 1-June-1902 |
| Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 20th May, 1906 |
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Pro Deo Pro Patria
Sacred to the memory of the Officers and men of the New South Wales Contingents who gave their lives for Queen and Country
South Africa
1899 1902
