Medical students at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec erected a tablet to the memory of Lieutenant Borden and Gunner O'Reilly, both of whom, at the time of their departure for South Africa were medical students. The memorial consists of a marble tablet mounted on an onyx background and surmounted by a couple of Strathcona hats. Thesides of the tablet are relieved and ornamented with Lee-Enfield rifles, while the base carries a couple of cannon, a pyramid of shot and other features of an artillery field piece. The ornaments and embellishments, like the tablet are sculptured out of marble. In Memoriam - Edwin Patrick O'Reilly, B.A., Royal Canadian Artillery, born Hamilton, Ontario, December 29, 1875. Died while on service near DeAar, South Africa, 1900.
DE AAR GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE South Africa
The De Aar Garden of Remembrance is located on N10 past town, through the tunnel under the railway tracks, 100 m on the right side. The Canadian graves are at the far end right.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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