{On a long bronze plaque across the top of the basin:}
To the Guy's men who died in the South African War, 1899 - 1902.
{The two bronze panels carry 11 names, see Subjects Commemorated.}
2022: Sebastian Bulmer told us about AngloBoerWar which has extensive photographs of this lovely memorial and some good information about the names on it.
SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - the Colonnade
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Guy's South African war memorial
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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Guy's South African war memorial
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