Heavy Artillery Memorial, Cape Town
Photo: Gavin Withers
Location
Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Government Avenue in the Company Gardens
GPS: 33 deg 55 min 40.56 sec S, 18 deg 24 min 57.93 sec E
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Significance
This 6-inch 26-cwt howitzer is one of 6 brought from the Western Front to be memorials to the South African Heavy Artillery in major centres in South Africa.
It is gun R001 in the Gunners' Association of South Africa Register of Heritage Guns
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Dedication Stones inscribed in English and Dutch record that the Memorial was
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS, NCOs AND MEN
OF THE S.A. HEAVY ARTILLERY
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
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OPGERICHT TER GEDACHTENIS AAN DE
OFFICIEREN, ONDER OFFICIEREN EN MANSCHAPPEN
VAN DE Z.A. ZWARE ARTILLERIE DIE IN DEN
GROOTEN OORLOG SNEUVELDEN
1914 - 1918
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The S.A. Heavy Artillery Roll of Honour mounted between the Dedication Stones is inscribed in English and Dutch
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
HUNNE NAMEN LEVEN VOOR EUWIG
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Additional Dedication Stones inscribed in English and Afrikaans record that
THIS MEMORIAL WAS FURTHER
DEDICATED ON 26 APRIL 1970
BY THE S.A.H.A. ASSOCIATION
AND THE GUNNERS' ASSOCIATION
WESTERN PROVINCE BRANCH
TO THE MEMORY OF ALL
ARTILLERYMEN WHO LAID DOWN
THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
Note: the SA Heavy Artillery Association (SAHA Association; in Afrikaans die Suid-Afrikaanse Swaar Artillerie Vereniging) has merged with the Gunners' Association of South Africa
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HIERDIE GEDENKTEKEN IS VOORTS
OP 26 APRIL 1970 DEUR DIE
S.A.S.A. VERENIGING
EN DIE KANONNIERSBOND WESTELIKE PROVINSIE TAK GEWY
TER NAGEDAGTENIS VAN ALLE
KANONNIERS WAT HUL LEWENS
VIR HUL LAND NEERGELE HET
Photo: Gavin Withers
Photo: Gavin Withers
Photo: Gavin Withers
November 2026
Photo: Gavin Withers
On 8 November 2026, visiting Menin Gate Buglers from the Ypres Fire Department in Belgium sounded the Last Post and Reveille at the SA Gunners Association Remembrance Ceremony at the South African Heavy Artillery Memorial in Cape Town