On Brixton Hill in Johannesburg, South Africa there is a small round concrete foundation surrounded by tall, unkempt grass with piles of garbage scattered around it. It was once the home of a memorial to the Irish who had fought with the Boers against the British Empire in the 2nd Boer War. It was moved to a remote location after the city government allowed a contractor to buy the site. He planned to destroy it. The plaque from the monument reads: “Erected in remembrance of the Irish who fought for the Boer nation in its hour of need 1899-1902. By their sacrifices for Freedom and Right cast an everlasting bond between the Irish people and the Boer nation, and may this monument be a symbol thereof.” Clearly the sad history of this monument shows many in South Africa do not recall their service, and most in the western world recall neither them, nor indeed the war they fought in. thewildgeese/profiles/blogs/fighting-the-vampire-irish-commandos-in-the-boer-war
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 11:42:39 +0000
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