Walmer War Memorial
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
Location
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
In front of the old Walmer Town Hall at the corner of Main Road and 8th Avenue, Walmer
GPS 33 deg 58 min 40.92 sec S, 25 deg 35 min 8.13 sec E
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
The Walmer War Memorial was unveiled by the Earl of Athlone, Governor General of the Union of South Africa on 24 March 1925.
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
Rolls of Honour on the Memorial are
TO THE MEMORY
OF
MEN
OF
WALMER
WHO DIED
IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
Photo: Ronnie Lovemore
and
TO THE MEMORY
OF
MEN AND WOMEN
OF
WALMER
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945
Photo: Terry Pattison
The South African Legion restored the Memorial and replaced the Rolls of Honour after vandalisation and theft of the Rolls of Honour panels in 2023. As the Memorial is the venue for the Port Elizabeth's Annual Remembrance Service, the Dedication Plaque was added
IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS
OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMED FORCES
AND CIVILIAN SERVICES WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
THEY GAVE THEIR TODAY SO THAT
WE MIGHT HAVE A TOMORROW
Photo: Terry Pattison
Photo: Terry Pattison
Photo: Malcolm Kinghorn
Contributors to the restoration of the Memorial are acknowledged in an additional plaque
THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS, WITH THE HELP OF THE PUBLIC,
WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE
WALMER WAR MEMORIAL AFTER ITS DELAPIDATION
IN 2023.
SOUTH AFRICAN LEGION PE, ALGOA WHISTLE ENGINES SHELL HOLE,
DOGS OF WAR MCC, KAKANANI TOP SHELL HOLE,
NAVAL OFFICERS ASSN OF SA, PE HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
SA DEFENCE FORCE ASSOCIATION, SA MILITARY HISTORY SOCIETY EC,
SA SEA CADET CORPS TS LAHERNE, THE WALMER RENEWAL PROJECT