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The Dutch Corps Monument is a
provincial heritage site in
Kliprivier
Kliprivier is a town in Uthukela District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coas ...
in the
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
district of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. It was designed by
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Leendert Pieter Moerdijk (Zwaershoek farm near Nylstroom, Transvaal, 4 March 1890 – Nylstroom, 29 March 1958), also known as Gerard Moerdyk, was a South African architect
best known for designing the Voortrekker Monument in Pretori ...
. The monument was vandalized in 2014.
Northern Natal Courier, 6 Nov. 2014
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In 1982, it was described in the Government Gazette
A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establis ...
as
Gallery
Hollanderkorps Memorial at Elandslaagte.jpg, Monument to the members of the Hollanderkorps who died at the Battle of Elandslaagte before its destruction in 2014.
Hollanderkorps Memorial at Elandslaagte, after vandalism (3).jpg, The monument after vandalism (photo Oct. 2014)
Hollanderkorps_Memorial_at_Elandslaagte,_after_vandalism_(4).jpg
See also
* Herman Coster
Hermanus 'Herman' Jacobus Coster (Alkmaar, the Netherlands, 30 June 1865 - Elandslaagte, South African Republic, 21 October 1899) was a Dutch lawyer and State Attorney of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.
Biography
Herman Coster was born on 3 ...
a Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
lawyer and State Attorney of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek commemorated on the monument.
References
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External links
South African Heritage Resource Agency database
Buildings and structures in KwaZulu-Natal
Monuments and memorials in South Africa
Second Boer War memorials
Vandalized works of art
Netherlands–South Africa relations
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