Established 1908 Designed by Albert Toft Opened 20 November 1909 | Unveiled 20 November 1909 Address Cardiff CF10 3NL, UK Designer Albert Toft | |
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Location near Cardiff Crown Court and City Hall, Cardiff Similar Welsh National War Mem, City Hall - Cardiff, Cathays Park, South African War Memorial, Glamorgan Building | ||
The South African War Memorial, also known as the Boer War Memorial, is a war memorial in Cardiff, Wales. It was erected in 1908 and unveiled by General Sir John French on 20 November 1909 to honour the victims of the Second Boer War. It is a Grade II* listed structure.
Design
The memorial was sculpted by the English sculptor, Albert Toft. It lies at the south end of Edward VII Avenue, between the Cardiff Crown Court and City Hall in Cathays Park and is the centre of a U bend in the cul-de-sac.
The memorial consists of a bronze winged figure of peace holding an uprooted olive tree and standing on an orb, mounted on Portland Stone plinth with granite steps. On each corner stands metal lampstands with glass globe. It has two figures, a seated male figure (representing war and courage), on the western side (left of the main inscription), holding a sword & leaning on a shield. A seated female figure (representing grief) on the eastern side (right of the main instription), holding a wreath and also leaning on a shield. The memorial is for the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the 1st Battalion on the Welch Regiment who fell in South Africa.