Watsons Bay, war memorial
This war memorial is the Lieutenant Gideon James Grieve Memorial which sits in Gap Park, on a clifftop at Watsons Bay. This Boer War monument, made of sandstone and marble, once supported the figure of Lieutenant Grieve, who was originally from Scotland, in highland dress uniform. It was also originally designed as a drinking fountain with a tap and a cup. Australians served in contingents from the six colonies in 1900, as part of the British Empire, and then as the Commonwealth of Australia from 1901 for the Boer War in South Africa. The inscription reads: To the memory of the late Lieutenant G. J. Grieve who fell fighting at the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa 18 February 1900, aged 36.
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ReplyDeletemolto bello questo monumento ai caduti... ma nello stesso tempo molto triste.... credo che le generazioni future non vorranno più dover commemorare i propri cari davanti ad un monumento di guerra.
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We must always,,, remember.
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Great history piece Jim, along with the great photo of course.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the statue?
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ReplyDeleteHilda, that's a good question. I don't know what happened to the statue that was originally mounted on the cupola.
nice image...nice memorial building
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