Coordinates: 34°02'06.65" S 23°02'53.21" E Alt: 17m
(AB&E Apr 1926:23)
Transcription of the Knysna Historical Society memorial plaque:
The War Memorial
On instigation in 1921 by Harald Thesen, a veteran of the
First World War, a subscription list was opened and £450 was
collected towards a war memorial to honour those who had lost
their lives in the service of their country. Designed by architect
Charles Walgate of Cape Town and built by John Donald of Knysna
from stone quarried on the Brenton Hills, the memorial included
a two-edged bronze sword and wreath designed by Marion Walgate
and a bronze plaque by HG Stevens, listing the names of the
fallen. The War Memorial was unveiled on 17 December 1922
by The Reverend Captain Alfred Duthie, M.C., Chaplain to
the Forces in Flanders and France during the Great War.
Plaques bearing the names of the deceased from the Second
World War and the Bush War have been added.
