South African Military History Society

King Edward VII School War Memorial


Photo: Derek Walker

Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
King Edward VII School, 44 St Patrick Rd, Houghton Estate

GPS 26 deg 10 min 35 sec S, 28 deg 3 min 46.35 sec E


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker

Inscriptions on the Memorial are
IN 
REMEMBRANCE
OF THE
MASTERS AND BOYS
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
IN THE 
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
and
THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945

Sons of this place
let this of you be said
that you who live
are worthy of your dead

The Roll of Honour includes the Great War 1914-1918, the Rand Revolt, the World War 1939-1945, Korea 1950-1953 and National Service.


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker

Further reading
From Playing Field to Parade Ground: The Record of King Edward VII School by P.K.A. Digby

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