Dutch Corps Monument
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The Dutch Corps Monument is a provincial heritage site in Kliprivier in the KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was designed by Gerard Moerdijk.[a] The monument was vandalised in 2014.[1]
In 1982, it was described in the Government Gazette as
This memorial, which was designed by G. Moerdyk of Pretoria, was built by the firm Barker and Nel of Volksrust and was erected by the citizens of The Netherlands in memory of members of the Dutch Corps who died during the battle of Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899.
Gallery
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Monument to the members of the Hollanderkorps who died at the Battle of Elandslaagte before its destruction in 2014.
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The monument after vandalism (photo Oct. 2014)
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Herman Coster a Dutch lawyer and State Attorney of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek commemorated on the monument.
References
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External links
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