Private Wesley Haines Memorial Bust
Young local hero, died during the Boer War in South Africa. A member of the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, 2nd(Special Service) Battalion “C” Company. Private Wesley Haines died of Enteric Fever on the 6th of June, 1900. He is buried in the Braamfontein Garden of Remebrance in Johannesburg. His service number was 4272.
The memorial featuring a bust in his likeness was erected in the Veteran’s Memorial Park, which also features several other memorials, but this is the only memorial dedicated to an individual, in this park.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
PTE W. HAINES
MEMBER OF 2ND BATTALION
ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT
WHO DIED FOR HIS QUEEN
AND COUNTRY IN
SOUTH AFRICA
6th OF JUNE 1900
AGED 19 YEARS
Buste commémoratif du soldat Wesley Haines
Jeune héros local, le soldat Wesley Haines mourut durant la guerre des Boers en Afrique du Sud. Membre du 2e Bataillon (Service spécial) du Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry de la Compagnie C, il décéda d’une fièvre entérique le 6 juin 1900. Il est enterré dans le Jardin du souvenir Braamfontein à Johannesburg. Son numéro matricule était le 4272. Le monument, un buste à son image, fut érigé dans le parc Veteran’s Memorial, au sein duquel se trouvent également plusieurs autres monuments. Cependant, il s’agit du seul monument dans ce parc qui est dédié à une seule personne.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.