south african war memorial south australia known boer war memorial prior national war memorial equestrian memorial dedicated south australians served second boer war october war south australians fought men sent contingents horses accompany south australians died war memorial located main entrance prominent buildings adelaide corner king william street constructed budget raised public donations designed london based sculptor statue intended represent particular soldier evidence suggesting head rider based statue unveiled june focal points day marches regarded eye catching significant statues city added national heritage listing background declared war britain south_australia fiercely loyal british_empire years away federation joined australian colonies sending troops support empire conflict support adelaide newspapers contingents south australian troops sent war years hostilities totaling men horses funding endeavor garnered state combination funds raised public addition formal contingent number australians served colonial troops having paid way conflict begun having present region prior outbreak hostilities time hostilities ended south australians killed war design construction committee build memorial served died second boer war formed shortly war ended spurred suggestion july erect equestrian statue chaired committee rapidly raised public donations assistance agent general consisting members present london time engaged find sculptor able provide statue desired original intent committee purchase statue alterations suit agent general recommended captain military officer sculptor affinity animals previously worked equestrian projects jones offers committee construct replica work entered south african competition condition cast original accepted second model smaller work based sketch produced second option priced arguing reduced cost acceptable allow staff employment larger south african commission finalized committee taken sketch agreeing second option looking finding needed advice regard attitude australian soldiers jones inquiries consulting australian south australian veteran second boer war time serving regimental sergeant engaged london coronation ceremonies volunteered attend jones order model provide advice later described jones requested pose sculptor created clay model head observed jones memoirs mention memorandum based conversation noted comparison photograph taken statue certainly indicates strong facial likeness memorandum noted posed head insisted selection model statue based outstanding merit soldier choice statues settled competition run adelaide find design pedestal total entries received submission selected winner pedestal feet height constructed granite nearby town murray bridge bronze plaques mounted sides pedestal list names south australians died conflict cast gun plates company later responsible bronze served world war south australians died relation boer war additional died training return missing list served second contingent troops sent south_australia executed british found guilty court martial murder unarmed boer troops controversy time regard omission decision include companion executed alongside new_south_wales memorial problematic rescinded memorial located corner king busiest corners city unveiling memorial unveiled june date significant birthday prince wales anniversary south australian soldiers served large crowd gathered view unveiling speakers included chair memorial committee governor south australia memorial canvas fell away reveal statue underneath time unveiling memorial referred south australian national war memorial later changed south african war memorial completion new memorial corner avenue built remember served world war unveiled south african war memorial public equestrian sculptures country depiction dragon commemorative equestrian work reception memorial received outset shown sketches design adelaide contingent described spirited word echoed vii shown photograph model produced completed statue arrived adelaide committee reportedly delighted australia viewed best statue country recent times described work soldier representing horse war australian noted possible view memorial commemorating dead horses dead men work silent witness adelaide statues monuments described memorial eye catching statue adelaide view echoed generally memorial regarded adelaide significant statues statue received national heritage listing having described significant landmark important piece public sculpture period memorial today world war memorial adelaide day march route march starts national war memorial heads west turns right king culminating service opposite peter cathedral turn king salute south african war memorial referred locally jubilee jubilee walkway created north commencing memorial memorial location busy street corner caused deteriorate resulting recent clean restoration projects involved clean granite base second involved extensive restoration completed april cost commemoration ceremony memorial held 100th anniversary dedication june governor attendance recent years talk building replica memorial canberra formal dedication site placed new national boer war memorial held national boer war memorial committee formed prior date conducting national competition find design new memorial design brief memorial committee state desire build memorial lines adelaide going far willing accept replica statue south australian memorial original mould located duplicate produced
South African War Memorial (South Australia)