The Delville Wood Memorials

  

The photographs of this memorial come from a commemorative booklet that must have been issued when the memorial was opened. Sadly there is no copyright information or acknowledgements inside the booklet, and if anybody can please assist with this information I would be very grateful.
The original memorial was designed by Sir Herbert Baker, and was unveiled by the widow of the late General Louis Botha on 10 October 1926. Subsequently the memorial was expanded and by the inclusion of a museum, based on the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. This enclosed the original Cross of Consecration. The memorial and museum are seperated from the cemetery by the Longueval-Ginchy Road, there is a central avenue leading to the memorial lined with trees grown from acorns taken from Stellenbosch, and beyond the memorial is the wood where the battle took place. Today the memorial commemorates all South Africans who lost their lives in the 2 World Wars.
The last set of images on this page were kindly provided by Brian Roberts, and are used with his permission.

The memorial from the air	The Arch of Memorial	The Cross of Consecration	The Cross of Consecration	The Museum
A group of South Africans leave Delville Wood (1506x561) Panel by Danie de Jager			South Africans in World War 1 (1506x558) Panel by Jo Roos

      On July 14, 1916, the 1st South African Brigade entered Delville Wood. It consisted of 121 officers and 3052 other ranks.
6 Days later 2 wounded officers and 140 other ranks emerged.