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Hidden Histories: South Africa's overlooked military monuments
Discover South Africa's hidden military heritage through overlooked war memorials, cemeteries and graves that deepen our understanding of history. Exploring the untold stories of soldiers, nurses and civilians contributes to our shared heritage.
These pages gather records of lesser-known South African military history sites to support conservation efforts, encourage visits and inspire new research into the people and events they represent.
This collection will grow over time. If you know of a South African military history monument, cemetery or grave that should be included, we welcome your contribution. Please contact the Society.
- Memorials
- Albany Anglo-Boer War Memorial
- All Saints Anglican Church, Woodstock War Memorial
- Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg War Memorial
- Boksburg and District War Memorial
- Brakpan War Memorial
- Brakpan Mine Rand Revolt 10 March 1922 Memorial
- Cathedral of St Michael and St George War Memorial
- Doornkop 29 May 1900 Memorial 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders
- East London Railway Station War Memorial
- Ferreira Deep Ltd War Memorial, Johannesburg
- Lieutenant Colonel John Fordyce of the 74th Highlanders
- Grahamstown Unknown Soldier Memorial
- The Battle of Gruisfontein 5 February 1902
- Heavy Artillery Memorial (71st (Transvaal) Siege Battery)
- Heavy Artillery Memorial (125th (Transvaal) Siege Battery)
- Hermanus War Memorial
- The Battle of Holkrans 6 May 1902
- Jameson Raid Surrender Memorials
- Katyn Forest and Warsaw Uprising Memorial
- Kingston Frost War Memorial
- Krugersdorp and District War Memorial
- 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Memorial 1899-1902
- MOTH Dardanelles Shellhole War Memorial
- Battle of Naauwpoort 1865
- Pax Memorial, Walmer, Port Elizabeth
- Port Elizabeth Main Public Library War Memorial
- Randfontein War Memorial
- Roodepoort City Hall War Memorial
- Saint John the Baptist Church Memorial Hall,Port Elizabeth
- Southern Suburbs War Memorial, Johannesburg
- St Mungo's Church Christmas Day Massacres Memorial
- Surgeon Captain Martin-Leake VC and bar, and Cmdt Gert Claassen
- Swakopmund - South African WW1 Memorial
- The Whisky train
- Cemeteries
- Bronkhorstspruit Cemetery Dec 1880
- Burgershoop Cemetery - Jameson Raid Memorial and Graves
- Fort Brown Military Cemetery
- Fort Hare Military Cemetery
- Grahamstown Botanical Gardens Cemetery
- Newclare Cemetery,Johannesburg
- Palmietkuil South War Cemetery and Memorial
- Randfontein Estates Gold Mine Jameson Raid Cemetery
- West Park Cemetery Johannesburg
- Graves
- Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor VC, DSO, MC and Bar, DFC
- Private C. H. Gronau - 5th Mounted Rifles
- Captain H. Halse - South African Police
- General Pieter Hendrik Kritzinger
- Constable James Kobe Madlaila
- Head Constable J. Milne - South African Police
- Xhosa prophet Nongqause
- Rand Revolt graves in Brixton Cemetery - Transvaal Scottish
- Captain Oswald Austin Reid, VC
- Corporal J. Taylor and Trooper J.W. Coates
- Lance Corporal Pieter James van der Westhuizen
- Lieutenant William Watson - Somerset East District Mounted Troops
- Private R.L. Winslow and Private W.L. Winslow
- Sources for further information
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission | CWGC
- eGGSA Graves in South Africa
- Find a Grave
- South African War Graves Project