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George Edward Stirling

In memory of:

Trooper George Edward Stirling

April 29, 1902
Potchefstroom, South Africa

Military Service

Service Number:

1845

Force:

Army

Unit:

South African Constabulary

Additional Information

Commemorated on Page 39 of the South African War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

POTCHEFSTROOM GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
South Africa

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

Enter from Johannesburg on the N14 (Holtzhausen Road). It becomes the Poortman Road(to Klerksdorp). From the municipal offices, travel on Potgieter Road, right into Kruger Road, left at Lombaard, then left again at Stasie Street. The cemetery is on the left across from the train station, next to the stadium and lawn bowls (Alexander Park and Kenneth Mcarthur Oval).

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Sterling, G.E. gravestone St John's cemetery, Pinetown.

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    Grave marker – Sterling, G.E. gravestone St John's cemetery, Pinetown.
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker

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  • Memorial at Potchefstroom

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    Memorial at Potchefstroom
  • Memorial at Bloemfontein Zoo– The entrance to the Bloemfontein Zoo is free if you explain that you are going to visit the monument and return within one hour. The Zoo is located near the waterfront tourist complex and stadium. The memorial is located in the Zoo between the "big cats" and the camel pens.

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    Memorial at Bloemfontein Zoo
    Memorial at Bloemfontein Zoo – The entrance to the Bloemfontein Zoo is free if you explain that you are going to visit the monument and return within one hour. The Zoo is located near the waterfront tourist complex and stadium. The memorial is located in the Zoo between the "big cats" and the camel pens.

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