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ILH Memorial for Spion Kop 11 years 4 weeks ago #15144

Doug Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 304 Thank you received: 17	Hi Could anyone point me in the direction of the memorial for the Imperial Light Horse at Spion Kop please. I can find the Waggon Hill one, but not Spion Kop, thanks. Doug Jenkins
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ILH Memorial for Spion Kop 11 years 4 weeks ago #15145

LinneyI Offline Moderator Posts: 2776 Thank you received: 1616	Doug ILH were not present on Spion Kop as a unit. I suppose there might have been a couple of "odd men" - otherwise no. IL.
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ILH Memorial for Spion Kop 11 years 3 weeks ago #15154

Brett Hendey Offline Senior Member Posts: 2932 Thank you received: 749	Doug The Imperial Light Infantry was the dismounted partner of the ILH and men from the ILI did take part in the Spioenkop battle and had many casualties. Their memorial on Spioenkop is shown below. Regards Brett Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb
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ILH Memorial for Spion Kop 11 years 3 weeks ago #15158

djb Offline Administrator Posts: 32488 Thank you received: 4898	I have been gazing at that superb picture Brett. It makes me want to come back to SA. Dr David Biggins
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ILH Memorial for Spion Kop 11 years 3 weeks ago #15161

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6739 Thank you received: 958	Good morning David, I like that blue sky, all I have here is grey cloud Regards Frank djb wrote: I have been gazing at that superb picture Brett. It makes me want to come back to SA.
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ILH Memorial for Spion Kop 11 years 3 weeks ago #15163

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Ditto to Frank.....

But supposed to get warm today and get rid of the last of the snow......

Fantastic Picture.....

I will get to SA one day.....

Mike

Frank Kelley wrote: Good morning David,
I like that blue sky, all I have here is grey cloud
Regards Frank

djb wrote: I have been gazing at that superb picture Brett. It makes me want to come back to SA.

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