61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial
The Boer War Memorial in Woolwich is opposite the Royal Artillery Barracks on Grand Depot Road in Woolwich. The memorial marks the deaths of the 18 soldiers of the 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery who died in the Second Boer War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Woolwich, London
- Also known as: “Boer War Memorial” and “South African War Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St George’s Garrison Church and Barrack Field.
St George’s Garrison Church
Church
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St George's Garrison Church is a ruined church in Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London. It was built in 1862-63 as a Church of England place of worship for the Woolwich Royal Artillery garrison. St George’s Garrison Church is situated 480 feet northeast of 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial.
Barrack Field
Recreation area
Barrack Field is located on the grounds of the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, southeast London. It was once part of Woolwich Common, then used as a venue for cricket matches in the 18th century and as the home of Woolwich Cricket Club at that time. Barrack Field is situated 1,000 feet southwest of 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial.
Crimean War Memorial
Memorial
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Crimean War Memorial is situated 520 feet northwest of 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolwich and Woolwich Dockyard.
Woolwich
Town
Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woolwich is a market town in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throughout the 16th to 20th centuries.
Woolwich Dockyard
Neighborhood
Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain.
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard along the river Thames at Woolwich—originally in north-west Kent, now in southeast London—where many ships were built from the early 16th century until the late 19th century.
Shooter’s Hill
Suburb
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Shooter's Hill is a district of South East London, England, straddling the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich.
61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, obelisk, and historic site
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48415° or 51° 29′ 3″ northLongitude
0.0624° or 0° 3′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F32F3M6+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8543735032OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q26350357
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“61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “A 61-es üteg emlékműve”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Government House and Major Little Memorial, Woolwich.
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Explore places such as Gunner Lane and Woolwich Common.
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