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Date: 2007 Type: Memorial Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 32°44'53.69" S 25°48'08.34" E Alt: 586m

See more photographs The Fallen Heroes Memorial was unveiled on 16 November 2007. The memorial commemorates the names of those residents of Cookhouse, Pearston and Somerset East who lost their lives in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Transcript of Memorial stone wording - in Xhosa, English and Afrikaans: SIYINIKELA INGQWALASELO INDIMA EDLALWE NGABANTU BETHU KWIDABI LOKULWA UCALUCALULO. MASIWAKHUMBULE SIWAKHAHLELE AMAGAMA AMAQHAWE NAMAQHAWEKAZI ANCAME OBOMI BAWO ELWELA INKULULEKO YOMZANTSI AFRIKA. IN RECOGNITION OF THE VITAL ROLE PLAYED BY OUR PEOPLE AGAINST APARTHEID WE SALUTE AND REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THOSE HEROES AND HEROINES THAT LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOM OF SOUTH AFRICA TER ERKENNING VAN DIE ONMISBARE ROL WAT ONS MENSE TEEN DIE STRYD TEEN APARTHEID GESPEEL HET. ONS HULDIG EN ONTHOU DIE NAME VAN HIERDIE HELDE EN HELDINNE WAT HUL LEWENS NEERGELE HET VIR DIE BEVRYDING VAN SUID AFRIKA.