Clydesdale

23L | Lt Egerton was the first person to die in the Siege of Ladysmith. He was mortally wounded on the 2nd November 1899. “Darkest of many dark days for the Naval Brigade was Thursday 2nd November, in the first…

01L | “Umbulwana (Bulwana) is a very high hill feature to the South East of Ladysmith. General Piet Joubert established his headquarters here along with one of the 6” Creusot Guns and a 12 pounder which he used to shell…

04L | “The original church was built in 1882 with cut flagstone quarried from the town lands. Referred to as the “Soldiers’ Church” it is renowned for its beautiful marble tablets in the transept, bearing the names of more than…

08L | “Here he was struck in the side by a bullet which, fired from the far side of the Plateau, had travelled approximately 2500 yds. (2700m). He fell from his horse. A cairn was erected on the spot where…

19L | A fairly concealed position some way back along the flat crest of a hill 500 ft high, from which commanding altitude it could fire in any direction. Originally occupied by the Natal Naval Volunteers with an antiquated 7…

16L | “In 1891 the Ladysmith Town Council requested proposals for a new town hall. The selected design by Robert Walker observed the medieval conventions of design with a T configuration. With the entrance through a portico, the Town Clerk’s…