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Date: 1950 Type: Monument Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°27'06.13" S 27°26'13.87" E Alt: 1601m

This monument, about 43km from Potchefstroom, was built on the place where Danie Theron, Boer hero, was killed by the British during the Anglo-Boer War on 5 September 1900. The monument is 24.4m high and cost £1 232 (R2 464). See Wikipedia and History Net All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Danie Theron Monument Hatfield, Denis. 1967. Some South African monuments. Cape Town: Purnell. pg 142-144 Swart, Marius J (ed). 1989. Afrikanerbakens. Johannesburg: Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge. pg 147-149 van Tonder, JJ. 1977. Fotobeeld van 300 Monumente, Standbeelde en Gedenktekens langs die pad van Suid-Afrika. Krugersdorp: JJ van Tonder. pg 62 ill