N° d'objet
7109.3.22
Titre
The Royal Engineers South African War Memorial 1905
Description
Special supplement to the RE Jnl, recording unveiling of the South Africa Arch, 1905 by King Edward VII on 26th July 1905. The Arch commemorates the lost comrades who died during the Boer War 1899-1902. The document describes the production of the Arch and its features, the planned ceremony, the activites of the day, the lunch menu, and a seating plan. There is also some photographic images, a large group of the assembled officers and King in ceremonial uniform (there is a second document that names all the men), and 6 smaller images of the day showing the assembled men, the Ceremony and the Arch. There is also a small image (not part of the supplement) which appears to be from the quarry that the Portland Stone used for the construction would have come from.
Date
1905 - 1905
Période de création
Edwardian, 1901-1910
Matériel
Dimensions
- Height: 314
- Width: 210
- Height: Small separate photo 62
- Width: 87