South African Military History Society

Primrose Cemetery ABW Memorials


Photo: Derek Walker

Location
Germiston, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Primrose Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Primrose
GPS: 26 deg 11 min 44.78 sec S, 28 deg 8 min 45.83 sec E

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Photo: Derek Walker

The Memorials are close to ABW graves


Photo: Derek Walker

The 4-sided Memorial is inscribed:
1899   1902
IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE OF 
BRITISH SOLDIERS WHO ARE BURIED HERE
AT ELANDSFONTEIN (PRIMROSE CEMETERY, TVL)


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker

The 2-sided Memorial is inscribed:

1899 1902
IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE
OF BRITISH SOLDIERS ORIGINALLY BURIED AT
BAAKENLAAGTE, BETHAL, BOKSBURG, BOSCHMANSKOP,
DEVON, LESLIE, NOOITGEDACHT, OSHOEK AND SPRINGS
WHO ARE NOW INTERRED HERE AT ELANDSFONTEIN
(PRIMROSE CEMETERY, GERMISTON, TVL)

Further reading
Knights Deep War Memorial

Memorials in the vicinity
Kings Royal Rifles Mounted Infantry Bakenlaagte Memorial
84 Battery Royal Field Artillery Memorial
Queen's Bays Leeuwkop 1 April 1902 Memorial
Scottish Horse Bakenlaagte 30 Oct 1901 Memorials
Primrose Township Great War Memorial 2nd Bn, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Bakenlaagte Memorial
Knights Deep War Memorial

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