South African Military History Society

Jeppe High School for Boys War Memorials


Photo: Derek Walker

Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Corner of Roberts Avenue and Good Hope Street, Kensington

GPS 26 deg 12 min 1.17 sec S, 28 deg 4 min 56.02 sec E


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker

Plaques on the entrance gate posts on Good Hope Street are inscribed:

THESE GATES WERE ERECTED
BY HIS FRIENDS
IN MEMORY OF
FWB VON LINSINGEN
MASTER AT THIS SCHOOL
KILLED AT BARDIA
31 DECEMBER 1941


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THESE GATES WERE ERECTED
BY HIS FRIENDS
IN MEMORY OF
AS DASHWOOD
MASTER AT THIS SCHOOL
KILLED AT BARDIA
31 DECEMBER 1941


Photo: Derek Walker

The World War 1 Memorial was financed by Julius Jeppe and unveiled by General Jan Smuts in 1926. At 1100 on 11 November sunlight illuminates the Roll of Honour on the raised plinth under the dome


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Plinth is inscribed: 
JEPPE HIGH SCHOOL
FORTI NIHIL DIFFICILIUS
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR
EVERMORE

The Roll of Honour contains 33 names of those associated with the School who lost their lives during the Great War.

Rolls of Honour of those associated with the School who died in the Second World War are on 2 panels in the foyer of the Memorial Hall


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker


Photo: Derek Walker

The wall between the plaques is inscribed:

NON OMNES
MORIENTUR


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A plaque in Payne Hall commemorating former Head Master JHA Payne is inscribed: 

PRO PATRIA
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES HUMPHREY ALLEN PAYNE
M.A.CANTAB
CAPT 8TH S.A. INFANTRY
HEAD MASTER 1905 - 1917
DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
NEAR
DAR-ES-SALAAM
28 JUNE 1917

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