Memorial Details
Memorial
Statue South Africa 1899-1902 Ward Jackson Park
Reference
W111.023
Place
WEST HARTLEPOOL
Map ref
NZ 489325
Original Location
Ward Jackson Park, in northern part, east of the pond, north of the fountain. Elwick Road, Hartlepool. TS26 0DA.
Which war
South Africa 1899-1902
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 19th July 1905 by Mrs. Lauder, wife of Col. R. Lauder, V.D., J.P. Dedicated by Rev. H.H. Birley, Vicar of St. Paul’s.
Memorial Description
Statue of soldier with rifle, 6 feet 2 inches high, total weight 5-6 cwt., on a pedestal of rough granite 6 feet high, resting on three stone steps. His helmet is at his feet, and his breast is bared. Total height 15 feet (4.4m). The dedication is carried on the smoothed front face of the stone, the lettering incised and blackened.
Materials used
Bronze figure, Aberdeen granite plinth, York stone steps.
Inscription
Pro patria / In honour of / the 320 men from this town and district / who fought for their country in the / South African War 1899-1902 / and in memory of / those who gave their lives / whose names are inscribed below.
Names
Present condition
The statue has disappeared, leaving only the boots. Cut off in 1968.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
F.W. Doyle Jones, whose home town was West Hartlepool
Notes
1. The rough plinth is said to suggest the kopjes of South Africa.
2. The theft of the statue in March 1968 had been preceded six weeks earlier by the theft of the rifle.
3. It was stated at the time of the theft that the scrap metal value would be approx. £130.
2. The theft of the statue in March 1968 had been preceded six weeks earlier by the theft of the rifle.
3. It was stated at the time of the theft that the scrap metal value would be approx. £130.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo of plinth only: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall; old postcards showing statue: Tony Harding; George Nairn
Hartlepool Mail (In Hartlepool Reference Library in fragile state)19/07/1905 has drawing of the memorial; 20/07/1905 carries unveiling details.
Gray Art Gallery has a small replica of the original.
Cleveland Archives War Memorial and Relief Fund Committee Meeting Minute book (Ref CB/WH/2/251), which contains little detail.
4th Royal Warwickshire Regiment For remembrance and in honour of those who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902. James Gildea, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911.
Dictionary of British Art Vol.V British Artists 1880-1940 J. Johnson, 1994.
Hartlepool Mail 31/01/1968 reports theft of rifle; 13/03/1968 reports theft of statue.
Hartlepool Mail (In Hartlepool Reference Library in fragile state)19/07/1905 has drawing of the memorial; 20/07/1905 carries unveiling details.
Gray Art Gallery has a small replica of the original.
Cleveland Archives War Memorial and Relief Fund Committee Meeting Minute book (Ref CB/WH/2/251), which contains little detail.
4th Royal Warwickshire Regiment For remembrance and in honour of those who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902. James Gildea, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911.
Dictionary of British Art Vol.V British Artists 1880-1940 J. Johnson, 1994.
Hartlepool Mail 31/01/1968 reports theft of rifle; 13/03/1968 reports theft of statue.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding; George Nairn
Research In Progress
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Statue South Africa 1899-1902 Ward Jackson Park (W111.023)
WEST HARTLEPOOL Ward Jackson Park
Pro Patria
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In honour of
the 320 men from this town and district
who fought for their country in the
South African War 1899-1902
and in memory of
those who gave their lives &
whose names are inscribed below.
Private T. Musgrave 18th Hussars
Sergeant R. Reid King Own (Royal Lancaster Regt)
Private F.H. Crawford Northumberland Fusiliers
Private D. Rouse “ “
” B. Duffy Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorks Regt)
” J. Dixon “ “
” T. Kenny “ “
” J. Cameron “ “
” E. Butcher Royal Sussex Regiment.
” J. Kelly Durham Light Infantry
” J.G. Taylor “ “
” A. Royal “ “
” J. Close Army Ordnance Corps
Sergeant J.E. Robson Imperial Yeomanry
Corp W.J. Hankey “ “
Private J. Macklam “ “
” H.J. Blenkinsop South African Light Horse
” J.A. Anderson Colonial Regiment
” J. O‘Shaughnessy “ “
Gunner C.J. Odams 1st N.V.A.(Elswick Battery)
Private A. Cameron 3rd Durham Light Infantry
” J. Watt “ “
” F. Oughtred 7th Dragoon Guards
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