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Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
East of England

Market Square

South African War Memorial

Arthur G. Walker
1904

Description

Bronze statue of a soldier, with a rifle, leaning on a rock. The pose was adapted from a Roman Dying Gladiator, but given a positive sense by the turn of the soldier's head as he looks back, presumably at his own troops, including the men who have fallen.

Inscription(s)

vulneratus non victus

[coat or arms of West Suffolk]

this monument
was erected by suffolk people as a memorial
to suffolk soldiers who lost their lives in the
south african war
1899-1902

Signature

Arthur G. Walker

Annotation

The memorial was uneviled on 11th November 1904 by General Lord Methuen.

Memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of the names on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)

Sculptor

Arthur George Walker RA (Hackney, London 1861 - 1939), English sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Flickr, Bury St. Edmunds.
Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk, Around Bury St Edmunds (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 52°14'45" - E 0°42'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbee039; Photograph: 7 June 2014
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