Knysna War Memorial
Photo: Dawie van der Westhuizen
Location
Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Memorial Square, 20 Main Road
GPS: 34 deg 2 min 6.72 sec S, 23 deg 2 min 54.3 sec E
Photo: Dawie van der Westhuizen
Significance
The memorial originated from an initiative in 1921 by First World War veteran Harald Thesen to erect a monument honouring Knysna's war dead.
It was unveiled on 17 December 1922 by Reverend Captain Alfred Duthie, MC, who had served as a chaplain with the forces in France and Flanders during the Great War.
Photo: Malcolm Kinghorn
The Memorial is dedicated to
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF KNYSNA
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 ~ 1918
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
The Memorial has Rolls of Honour for
The Great War 1914-1918
Photo: Dawie van der Westhuizen
World War 2: 1939-1945
Photo: Dawie van der Westhuizen
After 1945
Photo: Dawie van der Westhuizen