Close up of soldier on Suffolk South African War Memorial, Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk South African War Memorial, Bury St Edmunds The memorial commemorates the men of Suffolk who died during the Second Boer War in South Africa, 1899-1902. It is a rectangular stone monument, surmounted by a bronze figure of a bare-headed soldier, sitting on a rock, rifle resting on his right knee, held by his right hand, the soldier looking to his rear. Sculpture by Arthur G Walker RA It bears the inscription VULNERATUS NON VICTUS THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY SUFFOLK PEOPLE AS A MEMORIAL TO SUFFOLK SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 There is a list of names according to their unit seniority, cavalry, followed by artillery, the Suffolk Regiment, other infantry and volunteers, listed by rank and alphabetically within each group.
Size: 3327px × 5000px
Location: Market Square, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England UK
Photo credit: © The Adams Residence / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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