King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

South African War (Boer War) 1899 - 1902

Graves and Memorials

Grave of Lieutenant Colonel E W Yeatherd, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Who died on 26 Feb 1900 of wounds received in action on 22 Feb 1900. Erected by his brother officers.
Accession Number: KO0007/02

2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Memorial on Spion Kop, South Africa.
Accession Number: KO0007/03

Plateau on top of Spion Kop showing a grave of 42 Non-Commissioned Officers and men (British) were buried. View looking southward.
Accession Number: KO0007/04

The Plateau on top of Spion Kop taken by the British. This view is looking westward and here is a long trench made by our troops after driving off the Boers. Little shelter was however afforded to our men as it was enfiladed by fire from the eastern peak and eventually 252 of our men were buried in the trench.
Accession Number: KO0007/05

Iron Cross erected on top of Spion Kop to mark the spot where General Woodgate fell.
Accession Number: KO0007/06

2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Memorial on Spion Kop.
Accession Number: KO0007/07

Graves on Spion’s Kop
Accession Number: KO0007/08

Grave of Lieutenant Colonel E W Yeatherd, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Who died on 26 Feb 1900 of wounds received in action on 22 Feb 1900. Erected by his brother officers.
Accession Number: KO0007/10

Cairn to mark the place where Lieutenant Colonel J M Gawne fell on MI Plateau Lancaster Hill, Vryheid, 10-11 Dec 1900
Accession Number: KO0097/04

Grave on Pieters Hill
Accession Number: KO0705/065

Monument at Onderbrook, where Colonel Yeatherd was mortally wounded.
Accession Number: KO0705/066

Accession Number: KO0705/067

Accession Number: KO1017/153

Cairn on Wynnes Hill, South Africa.
Accession Number: KO1017/155

Monument at the site that Lieutenant Colonel Yeatherd, commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment who was mortally wounded on 22nd February 1900.
Accession Number: KO1017/156

Monument where General Symonds fell.
Accession Number: KO1017/161

Lord Roberts visiting the grave of General Symonds.
Accession Number: KO1017/147

Memorial to the fallen of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment during the South African War 1899-1902.
Accession Number: KO0634/05

Memorial to the fallen of the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment during the South African War 1899-1902.
Accession Number: KO0634/05a