South African (Boer) War MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action while serving in the South African (Boer) War. It is a bronze statue of a soldier on a granite base.
There was a large assemblage on the afternoon of 11th November, when the ceremony of unveiling the soldiers' memorial statue was performed by Brigadier-General Gordon in the presence of a muster of branches of the defence forces. The statue, which is in bronze, is mounted on a massive granite base, on the foot of which is the following inscription: — "Bendigo's tribute to the memory of the Australian soldiers who, in the South African war of 1899 - 1902 gave their lives for Queen and Empire. The statue was modelled by Mr.J. Walker, a young Bendigonian, who has been studying for two or three years under Mr. A. T. Woodward art instructor at the local school of mines.
Leader (Melbourne), 19 November 1904.
Location
| Address: | Pall Mall & Sydney Myer Place, Bendigo, 3550 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.758307 Long: 144.279917 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
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Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 11th November, 1904 |
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Bendigo`s tribute
To the memory of Australian soldiers who in the South African War of 1899 - 1902 gave their lives for Queen and Empire.
