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The re-dedication of a memorial to the 23 New Zealand soldiers killed the night of 23 February 1902 during the Anglo-Boer war was held recently (February 2009) in South Africa, at Langverwacht near the town of Vrede.
The original memorial was damaged by a falling tree. New Zealand Government representatives worked with a local South African war historian and contractor to rebuild the memorial and accompanying tablet.
New Zealand High Commissioner to South African Geoff Randal said the re-dedication was a chance to pause and think again about those who had gone before us.
“Today a new South Africa and New Zealand work together for international peace and security, and in many different spheres of international cooperation. As we work together to build a modern future, it is timely to acknowledge our contact in the past, and to cherish also our history of shared experience,” Mr Randal said.
Nearly 100 people attended the re-dedication service, including local community and civic representatives, resident New Zealanders, and New Zealand Government, South African National Defence Force, and South African Commonwealth War Graves Commission representatives.
The bugler, far right, plays The Last Post by the re-dedicated memorial to the 23 New Zealand soldiers who died in the Boer War.
