- Type of Memorial
- Obelisk
- WMR Reference Number
- 46019
- Description
- Tall obelisk on massive plinth and two stepped base. Decorative relief panels around the plinth depicting (west) fighting figures at Wagon Hill, (south) angels carrying the figure of Christian Victor with words 'towards another world' (east) the attack of the Devonshire Regiment as mentioned in General White's despatches (north) decorated with Saint George slaying the dragon on the top, foliage along the side, rifles, swords and a crest on the bottom, with text in the middle of the plaque
- Inscription
- (NORTH FACE) THIS OBELISK IS ERECTED BY/ ALFRED MOSELY TO THE MEMORY/ OF CHRISTIAN VICTOR PRINCE OF/ SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN AND/ TO THE OFFICERS NON COM/MISSIONED OFFICERS & MEN/ OF THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE/ SOMERSET & DEVONSHIRE/ REGIMENTS WHO FELL DURING/ THE BOER WAR 1899 - 1902/ WITTEBERGEN/ JOHANNESBURG/ DIAMOND HILL/ BOTHAVILLE/ RELIEF OF/ LADYSMITH/ TUGELA HEIGHTS/ LOMBARDS KOP
(EAST FACE) 'ONE POINT IN OUR POSITION WAS OCCUPIED BY THE/ ENEMY THE WHOLE DAY, BUT AT DUSK,/ IN A VERY HEAVY/ RAINSTORM, THEY WERE TURNED OUT OF THIS POSITION AT/ THE POINT OF THE BAYONET IN THE MOST GALLANT/ MANNER BY THE DEVON REGIMENT, LED BY COL PARK'/ GENERAL WHITE'S DESPATCH 7TH JAN 1900/ ELANDSLAACTE/ WAGON HILL/ LADYSMITH/ BERGENDAL/ COLENSO/ SPION KOP/ LAINGS NEK/ TEGULA HEIGHTS
(SOUTH FACE) IN MEMORY OF/ CHRISTIAN VICTOR PRINCE OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN/ CAPTAIN & BREVET MAJOR, THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS/ DIED AT PRETORIA OCTOBER 29 1900/ ELDEST SON OF PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN/ GRANDSON OF VICTORIA, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND/ EMPRESS OF INDIA/ COLENSO/ SPION KOP/ VAALKRANTZE/ MONTE CARISTO/ PIETER'S HILL/ LADYSMITH/ LAINGS NEK/ BELFAST/ TUGELA HEIGHTS LOMBARDS KOP
THIS FOUNDATION WAS LAID BY LADY BUTLER 4TH AUGUST 1902/ THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED BY LADY AUDREY BULLER 8TH AUGUST 1903
JOHN CUMMING JP CHAIRMAN OF THE HOE AND RECREATIONAL GARDENS COMMITEE/ JOSEPH ARTHUR BELLAMY MAYOR
WEST FACE: RIETFONTEIN/ DEFENCE OF/ LADYSMITH/ KIMBERLEY/ PAARDEBENC/ DRIEFONTEIN/ KHEIS/ POPLAR GROVE