South African War Memorial
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- Wheelchair-accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Good for kids
- Dogs allowed
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16.07.2023
South African War Memorial
The South African War Memorial is set in Confederation Park in downtown Ottawa. Thirty thousand school children donated pennies to pay for this monument to Canadian volunteers who died in the South African War (Boer War) of 1899–1902.The monument is comprised of a bronze statue on a stone pedestal. The bronze statue depicts a man dressed in the uniform used during the South African War. He is holding a rifle and has his hat raised above his head. On the pedestal