The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of Port Elizabeth, Alexander Fettes. It commemorates the horses that suffered and died during the South African War of 1899-1902. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 July 1983.
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Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
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- Coordinates
- -33.5700, 25.3600
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019
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Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
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Last updated · 18 Apr 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066118
South African History Online (2011) 'Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066118 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066118, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066118. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/P-0066118.
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