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Replica of memorial erected at Sunnyside near Kimberley, South Africa in 1900 commemorates those who fought in the South African (Boer) War. 

Sunnyside was an action fought on 1 January 1900 during the Second South African War, in which a ‘flying column' of less than 500 British, Canadian and Australian troops under Lieut.-Colonel T.D. Pilcher of the Northumberland Fusiliers attacked a camp of some 180 Boers near the township of Douglas on the western border of the Orange Free State.

Location

Address:Lloyd Street, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, 4051
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.424978
Long: 152.986577
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Boer
Actual Event Start Date:11-October-1899
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Actual Event End Date:31-May-1902
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Dedication

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Source: SKP, MA
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