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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Place record
Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
Horse Memorial Image source
- 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/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/ref/P-0066118 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).
South African History Online, Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066118, (accessed 1 August 2026).
"Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066118. Accessed 1 Aug. 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/ref/P-0066118.
Further reading
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'.
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