South African Military History Society

Heidelberg Anglo-Boer War Burger Memorial


Photo: Derek Walker

Location
Heidelberg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery, Fenter Street, Heidelberg.
The cemetery is on right of Fenter.

The Memorial consists of a large black upright engraved slab in an area with graves around it.
It is at the bottom edge of the ABW Imperial Troops' graves.

GPS: 26 deg 29 min 42.54 sec S, 28 deg 20 min 48.11 sec E (Cemetery)


Photo: Derek Walker

Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery has graves from both sides of the Anglo-Boer War, both World Wars as well as Border War graves.

There is also a Concentration Camp Memorial in the cemetery, although the main Concentration Camp graves are in the Heidelberg Camp Cemetery.

There is a Heidelberg Heritage Association information board on the Heidelberg Kloof Cemetery


Photo: Derek Walker

The Anglo-Boer War Burgher Memorial is inscribed

GROTER LIEFDE
HET NIEMAND AS DIT NIE, DAT IEMAND
SY LEWE VIR SY VRIENDE GEE.
JOH. 15: 13.

TOT BLYWENDE NAGEDAGTENIS VAN
DIE VOLGENDE
HEIDELBERGSE BURGERS:
GENL. CORNELIS JOHANNES SPRUYT,
KOMDT. JOHAN CHRISTIAN KRIEGLER,
VELDK. SALOMON J. VAN AS,
ALFRED UECKERMANN,
JOHANNES LANDSBERG,
JOHANNES ADAM SPRUYT,
HARRA VON ZEPPELIN,
WAT GEDURENDE
DIE TWEEDE VRYHEIDSOORLOG
HULLE LEWE
VIR VADERLAND EN VRYHEID
AFGELÊ HET EN ALHIER OP 17 OKT. 1903 HERBEGRAWE IS
EN VAN
STEFANUS JOHANNES BRONKHORST,
HERMAN NIENHUIS,
ELDERS IN DIE KERKHOF BEGRAWE.

JULLE HET DEUR ONTBERING EN LYDING
JULLE VOLK TOT DIE DOOD TOE GEDIEN;
GOD HET JULLE OFFERS VAN WYDING,
JULLE ROEMRYKE STERWE GESIEN.

OPGERIG DEUR DIE
SENTRALE BURGERGRAFTE-KOMITEE
MET MEDEWERKING VAN DIE
HEIDELBERGSE BURGERGRAFTE-KOMITEE
JAN. 1938.


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker

Further information
Field Cornet S.J. van As was executed by the British for killing one of their officers

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